{"id":97236,"date":"2018-10-18T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=97236"},"modified":"2018-10-18T10:54:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T14:54:04","slug":"pacnys-relaunched-threatened-properties-list-includes-georgetowns-spirit-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=97236","title":{"rendered":"PACNY\u2019s relaunched threatened properties list includes Georgetown\u2019s Spirit House"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"PACNY\u2019s relaunched threatened properties list i<\/strong>ncludes Georgetown\u2019s Spirit House<\/strong><\/p>\n

Georgetown\u2019s Spirit House (Brown\u2019s Hall) earned a spot on the Preservation Association of Central New York\u2019s threatened properties list, renamed the Eight That Can\u2019t Wait, for its role in Central and Western New York\u2019s mid-19th-century period of religious fervor.<\/p>\n

Spirit House, 916 NY 26, was built ca. 1864-1868 by Timothy Brown, a follower of Spiritualism, a religion that emphasized communication with spirits. \"\"PACNY hopes this listing will encourage the owner to work with public and private entities to ensure the building\u2019s preservation for future generations.<\/p>\n

The list, central to PACNY\u2019s preservation advocacy mission, will be released Wednesday, October 17, at\u00a0PACNY\u2019s Annual Preservation Awards Ceremony at the Erie Canal Museum<\/a>. PACNY selected sites in the five-county Central New York region for its new threatened properties list, relaunched after a 16-year hiatus.<\/p>\n

The purpose of Eight That Can\u2019t Wait is to raise public awareness about historic resources that are threatened by issues such as neglect, redevelopment, natural disasters and inappropriate alterations. Such lists are common among preservation advocacy organizations and include the National Trust\u2019s \u201cEleven Most Endangered\u201d list and the Preservation League of NY\u2019s \u201cSeven to Save.\u201d In addition to raising public awareness, PACNY will track progress on the endangered properties and offer technical assistance to property owners and community members to help affect positive outcomes for the properties.<\/p>\n

PACNY\u2019s\u00a0board of directors<\/a>\u00a0selected nominees from each of the five counties, two from the City of Syracuse, and one at-large listing. Next year, PACNY will solicit nominations from its membership. Nominees to the Eight That Can\u2019t Wait can include individual buildings, structures, and objects; landscapes such as parks and historic districts; and archaeological sites. In the future, region-wide historic preservation issues may also be included in the threatened list.<\/p>\n

These are the properties named the 2018 Eight That Can\u2019t Wait:<\/p>\n