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Suffragists & Abolitionists: Central New York's Reformers & Their Historic Homes

  • Howland Stone Store Museum 2956 State Route 34B Aurora, NY 13026 (map)

Beth Crawford will present an illustrated talk honoring some of CNY's most prominent 19th century social reformers and their historic houses featuring Isabel Howland, Harriet Tubman, Harriet May Mills & family, Matilda Joslyn Gage, and George & Rebecca Barnes. 


Beth Crawford is a Senior Associate & Designer with Crawford & Stearns, Architects and Preservation Planners LLC of Syracuse.  She has participated in the preservation, rehabilitation, and adaptive use of hundreds of buildings across New York State.  Ms. Crawford has participated as a team member on numerous historic building condition assessments and historic structure reports.  Beth was the project manager and designer for the award-winning rehabilitation of the Babcock-Shattuck House which was highlighted in the NYS Historic Preservation Plan 2015-2020.  Ms. Crawford has worked with the Howland Stone Store Museum for over 15 years to rehabilitate Opendore - The Isabel Howland Home in Sherwood.  Beth has previously served for fifteen years on the board of the Preservation Association of Central New York and is currently Vice-President of the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York.

The Opendore Jeannette Rankin East Porch Dedication will proceed this program at 3:30PM.

Earlier Event: May 18
HSSM Annual Meeting