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Lisbon Hepburn Library recommended for state, national historic places registries

Posted 7/28/16

LISBON -- The New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding the Lisbon Hepburn Library to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The library was constructed …

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Lisbon Hepburn Library recommended for state, national historic places registries

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LISBON -- The New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding the Lisbon Hepburn Library to the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

The library was constructed between 1917 and 1920 as part of a program of philanthropy undertaken by Alonzo Barton Hepburn, a successful banker born in Colton, who donated seven libraries and a hospital to the people of St. Lawrence County.

The library is among 27 properties, resources and districts being recommended to the registers, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office.

Once the recommendations are approved by the state historic preservation officer, the properties are listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and then nominated to the National Register of Historic Places, where they are reviewed and, once approved, entered on the National Register.

There are more than 120,000 historic buildings, structures and sites throughout the state listed on the National Register of Historic Places, individually or as components of historic districts. Property owners, municipalities and organizations from communities throughout the state sponsored the nominations.

State and National Register listing can assist property owners in revitalizing buildings, making them eligible for various public preservation programs and services, such as matching state grants and state and federal historic rehabilitation tax credits, Cuomo said.

Spurred by the state and federal historic rehabilitation commercial tax credits administered by the State Historic Preservation Office, developers invested $550 million statewide in 2015 to revitalize properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, while homeowners using the New York State Historic Homeowner Rehabilitation Tax Credit invested more than $12 million statewide on home improvements to help revitalize historic neighborhoods, according to Cuomo’s office.