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'''Simeon Bankoff''' is the current director of a [[New York]] not-for-profit organization, the [[Historic Districts Council]]. It strives to preserve the history of New York City by advocating for the protection of historic buildings and neighborhoods. In [[2003]], Bankoff became the subject of several news headlines when he strongly opposed the demolition of the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle in [[Harlem]]. |
'''Simeon Bankoff''' is the current director of a [[New York]], USA, not-for-profit organization, the [[Historic Districts Council]]. It strives to preserve the history of New York City by advocating for the protection of historic buildings and neighborhoods. In [[2003]], Bankoff became the subject of several news headlines when he strongly opposed the demolition of the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle in [[Harlem]]. |
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The [[Archdiocese of New York]], under the administration of [[Edward Cardinal Egan]], executed what Bankoff referred to as an "anti-landmark policy" by partially destroying the centuries-old [[Gothic_architecture|Gothic]] church in order to clear the site for residential development in [[August 2004]]. |
The [[Archdiocese of New York]], under the administration of [[Edward Cardinal Egan]], executed what Bankoff referred to as an "anti-landmark policy" by partially destroying the centuries-old [[Gothic_architecture|Gothic]] church in order to clear the site for residential development in [[August 2004]]. |
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Revision as of 09:37, 23 September 2007
Simeon Bankoff is the current director of a New York, USA, not-for-profit organization, the Historic Districts Council. It strives to preserve the history of New York City by advocating for the protection of historic buildings and neighborhoods. In 2003, Bankoff became the subject of several news headlines when he strongly opposed the demolition of the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle in Harlem.
The Archdiocese of New York, under the administration of Edward Cardinal Egan, executed what Bankoff referred to as an "anti-landmark policy" by partially destroying the centuries-old Gothic church in order to clear the site for residential development in August 2004.
Previous to becoming Executive Director of the Historic Districts Council in 2000, Bankoff worked for a number of other historic preservation organizations in New York City: including the Historic House Trust where he worked to acquire 18th and 19th Century farmhouses for the city, and the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation, where he helped initiate the Cultural Medallions plaque program which commemorate the residences of notable New Yorkers such as Jack Kerouac, Frank O'Hara, George Gershwin and Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Simeon is the son of archaeologist H. Arthur Bankoff.