History & Buildings
Property Summary by New York State (1989)
Lists $7.4 million in renovations and maintenance projects between 1965 and 1989. New York State is now letting that taxpayer investment go to waste as it allows the campus to deteriorate.
Perrysburg - A Mecca for Heliotherapy
American Journal of Public Health, September 1926, Volume XVI, Page 893
Buffalo's Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Perrysburg,
by Larry Beahan
John H. Coxhead: Buffalo's Forgotten Architect,
by Nancy Blumenstalk Mingus
James Noble Adam 1842-1909, Mayor of Buffalo 1906-1909
Doctor Builds Miniature of Adam Hospital
Buffalo Courier-Express, April 7, 1940
Perrysburg's Sun Cure Is Most Effective
The Arrow, published by The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co., Vol. 2, No. 20, October 15, 1919
Why Historic Preservation?
- It is a component of long-term community and economic development
- Restores community pride
- Gives a community a sense of place
- Brings honor and recognition to a location
- Improves the appearance of a community
- Brings temporary jobs during rehabilitation
- Brings permanent jobs through business investment
- Provides affordable housing options
- It is an effective vehicle to meet a community's goals
- Contributes to an area's cultural, artistic and educational assets
- Boosts tourism, which benefits local economies and community development. Historic sites and buildings draw tourists, cultural visitors and film companies.
- Tourism dollars are a net gain to a region's economy
- Generates property and sales tax revenue
- Enhances surrounding property values
- Removes the threat that a deteriorating building or landmark is to a community's viability
- Halts building deterioration and reverses vacancy rates through marketing and investment
- Taxpayers avoid the cost of demolition
- New construction can rarely afford to match the details and craftsmanship found in historic buildings
- A positive investment in revitalization leads to long-term economic growth
- Contributes to economic stability and profitability
- People feel connected to local history and they put down roots
- Encourages businesses to reinvest and remain in an area
- Is a link to Federal and State historic preservation tax credits and other incentives
- Brings hundreds of millions of dollars to New York State's economy each year. Every $1 million spent on historic building rehabilitation brings $1.9 million to our economy.
- Historic preservation has played a major role in virtually every successful urban redevelopment in U.S. history
- Rural communities experience a triple benefit by linking preservation and housing programs, opening up new sources of funding, maintaining community character and creating much-needed affordable housing
Source: Preservation League of New York State