Historic Preservation

Preservation and repair of this historic house have been at the forefront of the Club’s work in recent years. Financial assistance to undertake this work has come from our generous members and supporters and from foundation and government grants. Since 2010, the WCA has received several grants from the Bender Family Foundation which funded some of the cost of repairing and restoring the West Bay and stained-glass windows above the Grand Staircase, creating a first-floor accessible bathroom, conducting a water remediation study, and restoring these pillars. With the efforts of Assembly Members Patricia Fahy and Jack McEneny, the State Assembly twice created the work and funding behind grants from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York for work including construction of the exterior accessibility ramp, the West Bay and the accessible bathroom. The State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation awarded grants for work including the West Bay and the North (rear) Porch and pillar, as well as the South (front) Porch and masonry work on the East (side) Porch.