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CANANDAIGUA Officials from New York, Canandaigua and the Board of Directors at Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park broke ground Friday for a new entrance and visitor center to the historic venue.
Estimated to be completed sometime in 2021, according to Sonnenberg Executive Director David Hutchings, the $6.1 million project will provide a new entrance for visitors, room for on-site archives, permanent offices for Sonnenberg staff, new maintenance facilities and enough parking for 140 cars.
Hutchings added that with this project and the $7.2 million in restoration done over his 15 years as executive director, we re returning the estate to its original position on the Finger Lakes, adding that it was a jewel of the region.
CANANDAIGUA, NY Drip, drip. The worst leak in the roof of the early 20th-century Woodlawn Chapel was directly above the Hook & Hastings Pipe Organ specially built for the chapel in 1910.
Gone for more than two years from the chapel that Canandaigua philanthropist Mary Clark Thompson had built in 1909, the organ was recently returned home. Renowned Parsons Pipe Organ Builders in nearby Bristol took on the restoration project that wrapped up within the past year.
“It’s hard to believe that it’s 111 years old with 60 years of water damage and brought back to life using most of the original pieces,” said Woodlawn Cemetery Superintendent Doug Stone.
Sonnenberg Gardens thanks volunteers who helped the park during pandemic (Your Letters)
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Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park in Canandaigua. The mansion overlooks the Italian Garden. David Lassman | dlassman@syracuse.com
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The board, staff and volunteers of Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park in Canandaigua would like to thank all the members of the greater Finger Lakes community for their support in the 2020 garden season. We had over 13k visitors this past season in the midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Our community nonprofit was able to continue to operate because of the numerous contributions of the time and energy of our local citizens.
Sonnenberg Gardens gets $25,000 grant for on-site upgrades
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Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Park has received a $25,000 state grant to create a new collection storage area with climate controlled environment.
The matching grant will help pay for conservation-grade shelving and cabinetry to secure the archives, photos, maps, textiles and objects in proper storage to secure the historic fabric of Sonnenberg founder Mary Clark Thompson, according to the Finger Lakes Times.