Beverly_Moss_Spatt

Beverly Moss Spatt

Beverly Moss Spatt

American historical preservationist (1924–2023)

Beverly Moss Spatt (May 26, 1924 – July 14, 2023) was an American historical preservationist in New York City.[1] From 1974 to 1978, she served as the first female chair of the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), and continued as a member through 1982.[1][2] Under her leadership, 800 sites were designated as historical landmarks.[1] She helped to save Grand Central Terminal from demolition, joining forces with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.[3][1][4]

Spatt was appointed to the City Planning Commission by Mayor Robert F. Wagner in 1965, but Mayor John V. Lindsay refused to reappoint her in 1970.[1][5]

Publication

  • Spatt, Beverly Moss (1971). "A Proposal to Change the Structure of City Planning: Case Study of New York City”.

References

  1. [1]
    McFadden, Robert D. (July 17, 2023). "Beverly Moss Spatt, Protector of Landmarks in New York, Dies at 99". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Beverly Moss Spatt". Learn Village Preservation. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  3. [3]
    Belle, John (2000). Grand Central: Gateway to a Million Lives. New York: Norton. pp. 19–20. ISBN 0-393-04765-2.
  4. [4]
    Kates, Ariel (August 24, 2021). "Beverly Moss Spatt Oral History: the Landmarks Preservation Commission's First Woman Chair". Off the Grid. Village Preservation. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  5. [5]
    Logan, Andy (January 8, 1971). "Fire and Ice". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
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