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Butler Manor demolished

By Editor | Published: 09.06.2010
The Preservation League of Staten Island writes that the Rich-designed Butler Manor has been demolished. Secret Staten Island has photos. [Update 10.24.2010: Preservation magazine has an online story.]
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Butler Manor demolition imminent

By Editor | Published: 07.28.2010
The SI Treasure Blog warns that Butler Manor, the 1908-1909 country house designed by Charles A. Rich, Architect for Elmer T. Butler on Staten Island, is scheduled for demolition in the extremely near future. The only chance of even a temporary reprieve lies with the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The house seems especially notable because it [...]
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Mount Morris Bank becomes a Romanesque ruin

By Editor | Published: 03.28.2010
Christopher Gray has been documenting the sad slow-motion destruction of the Mount Morris Bank at Park and 125th in his New York Times column. In 1987, the endangered building was still seven stories (“The Mount Morris Bank: A Derelict Is Freshened Up, But Its Fate Is Still Uncertain” (30 August 1987)), but today just two [...]
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