A nascent preservation movement began in Sea Cliff in the late 1960’s as young families sought out neglected old houses in Sea Cliff to buy and restore. Members of this movement formed the Sea Cliff Landmarks Association in the early 1980’s and met monthly to do research on significant campground-to-resort era buildings of Sea Cliff.

This preliminary research followed by four professionally prepared surveys of select areas of Village architecture resulted in the landmark designation of many buildings in Sea Cliff. (See “SCLPC Property Listing” list on airtable.com)

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Many areas of Sea Cliff still require more detailed descriptions and histories for consideration for landmarking.

To facilitate the collection of the next generation of research, the Sea Cliff Landmarks Association will present a lecture on how to research and document information which will form the basis of future landmark nominations in Sea Cliff.

We are fortunate to have Woodpecker Hall, a private club at 311 Sea Cliff Avenue created by Bill Long, as our venue. Although the venue is small, the exceptionally detailed re-creation of a speakeasy atmosphere with a stage and superior AV equipment make it an ideal set-up for this type of hands-on format.  A handout covering research sources will be provided.  You are welcome to bring a clipboard, tablet, or computer. If needed, this lecture will be given again to provide more residents with these tools.

We will use a few actual buildings in Sea Cliff as examples including:

The J.J. Levison House at 25 Downing Avenue

Elm Park, aka Spooky Park