Closing Bell: Mary Whalen OK'd for Nat'l Register
The state has determined that the Mary A. Whalen, the oil tanker built in 1938 that’s docked in the Red Hook container port, is eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. PortSide New York applied for the vessel’s inclusion on the National Register and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic…
The state has determined that the Mary A. Whalen, the oil tanker built in 1938 that’s docked in the Red Hook container port, is eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. PortSide New York applied for the vessel’s inclusion on the National Register and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation deemed it eligible, in part, because of its significance “in the area of historic marine technology as an intact and representative example of a motorized coastal and harbor tanker/lighter from the 1930s.” PortSide notes that it applied for the tanker to be listed because a “major national funder” has approached the group about supporting its restoration with a new grant, but it needed to be either a city landmark or on the National Register to be eligible for the money. Exciting stuff!
Mary A. Whalen Gets New and National Recognition! [PortSide Mary Whalen] GMAP
And PortSide is planning to offer 5 jobs to youth from Bklyn public housing (via NYCHA) to do restoration work on the newly recognized Mary Whalen this summer.
These are paid jobs via NYC’s dept of Youth & Community Development. PortSide needs to raise the money to cover the adult supervisor, supplies and some prep work by end this June. The youth will finish restoration of the Captain’s Cabin. Please support our on-line fundraiser here http://www.crowdrise.com/ShipRestorationTeenTeam
Thanks!
Carolina Salguero