"every Tents sister, neighbor, elected official, preservation partner, and friend who came to stand with us this afternoon."
"Thank you for your patience, your prayers, presence, and your belief that this is home, our home, and that it is worth saving...this is not just a groundbreaking, it's a homecoming, a celebration of survival and sisterhood, a testament to what happens when Black women refuse to be erased."
Around three dozen people gathered on the lawn of the 1863 Second Empire Italianate mansion that the United Order of Tents purchased in 1945 to celebrate the start of long-awaited restoration work. The event served as a homecoming for society members and emphasized survival, sisterhood, and resistance to erasure. The mansion is in the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District and listed on the New York State and National Register of Historic Places. The building fell into disrepair due to bad contractors, financial hardship, and opportunistic developers. The society completed architectural drawings, inspections, and Landmarks reviews while partnering with Think Wilder Architecture, the New York Landmark Conservancy, Legal Aid, and the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
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