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QUEENS WEEKLY, APRIL 14, 2019
Flushing’s Lewis Latimer House Museum receives
award from New York Landmarks Conservancy
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
The Lewis Latimer
House Museum in Flushing
has received an award
from the New York Landmarks
Conservancy for its
outstanding preservation
efforts.
The museum — located
at 34-41 137th St. — is one
among many restoration
projects that have been announced
as a winner of the
2019 Lucy G. Moses Preservation
Award and will be
recognized at the April 23
ceremony at The Plaza in
Manhattan.
“The Lucys are a joyous
celebration of great preservation
work and great
preservation leaders,” said
Peg Breen, president of The
New York Landmarks Conservancy.
“It’s a wonderful
and, often moving, look at
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why historic homes and
institutions mean so much
to us.”
The Lucy G. Moses
Preservation Awards are
the Conservancy’s highest
honors for excellence in
preservation. The Awards
recognize individuals, organizations
and building
owners for their extraordinary
contributions to the
city.
“The Lewis Latimer
House Museum is
gratified to receive this
award, in recognition of
the collaborative efforts
between Lewis Howard
Latimer Fund, New York
City Department of Parks
& Recreation, Historic
House Trust of New York
City, and the contractor
Baschnagel Brothers, to
restore this unique African
American heritage
site for the public good,”
said Ran Yan, executive
director of the museum.
“It was a community effort,
with paint donated
from Benjamin Moore’s
historical colors pallet
and a volunteer day with
future preservation students
from the Mather
High School.”
Named after Lewis H.
Latimer, a brilliant innovator
who overcame
a lack of formal education
to become a great
inventor, the museum
celebrates his achievements
as well as African-
American heritage and
inspires a future generation
of visionaries.
Lewis H. Latimer House Museum in Flushing received the Lucy
G. Moses Preservation Award from The New York Landmarks
Conservancy. Courtesy of NYC DPR
It’s a wonderful and,
often moving, look at
why historic homes and
institutions mean so much
to us.
Peg Breen
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