6 results for month: 03/2016


Peter Stanford, Steward of New York’s Maritime History, Dies at 89

Peter Stanford tribute in The New York Times. [Peter Stanford, Steward of New York’s Maritime History, Dies at 89]

Peter Stanford, South Street Seaport Museum Founder, Dies at 89

Fair winds, Peter Stanford. [Peter Stanford, South Street Seaport Museum Founder, Dies at 89]

Mourning the loss of Save Our Seaport Founder Peter Stanford

Save Our Seaport notes with sorrow the passing of its founder Peter Stanford, a founder of the South Street Seaport Historic District, the South Street Seaport Museum, and the Museum’s first president. Please follow this link to a special edition of Downtown Post NYC for more information.

South Street Seaport Museum to Receive $4.8 Million

Excellent news. [South Street Seaport Museum to Receive $4.8 Million]

How the $4.8 Million will be spent

How the $4.8 Million will be spent: "South Street Seaport Museum: Community and Educational Spaces ($4,800,000) The South Street Seaport Museum's handsome Thompson warehouse at 213-215 Water St. dates from 1868. The Melville Gallery is on the ground floor but above it are four floors not currently accessible to the public. The Museum will use its LMDC grant to create a new 11,000-square-foot Educational Community Center; an elevator installation; and new electrical, lighting, HVAC, fire safety, and security systems in the building. The new Center will help support the Museum's programs and exhibitions and provide flexible multi-use programmable ...