Archtober Newburgh 2024
This October, The Fullerton and many local individuals and organizations are hosting a dynamic weekend with +20 events focused on the city's architecture, preservation & history.
Home to the second-largest historic district in New York State, Archtober Newburgh will celebrate the city’s rich tapestry of architecture, preservation, and history the weekend of October 4-6, 2024 with special programs on October 12, 2024. Unique to the Hudson Valley, Archtober Newburgh is an annual festival with a dynamic array of over 20 free programs to honor the city’s shared cultural treasures, raise awareness about their significance, and engage a broader audience in neighborhood preservation efforts. Archtober Newburgh is proud partner of the Center for Architecture's Archtober - a well-established design festival in New York City.
The weekend is organized in partnership with AIA Westchester + Hudson Valley and presented as part of @Archtober, NYC's annual architecture and design festival. Number of AIA credits offered will be announced closer to date.
October 4 - 6 & October 12
113 Liberty Street Newburgh NY and various locations
Archtober Newburgh 2024 will host a slate of new and old programs. Some highlighted programs include:
An immersive Minecraft experience of Newburgh pre-urban renewal supported by Open Space Institute
A scanathon with the Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands
Two hands-on demonstrations by Hudson Valley House Parts on how to do Paint Removal and Brick Repointing on Historic Buildings
A film screening of The Sixth Section which documents the immigrant labor experience in the 1990s in Newburgh.
Navigating government rehabilitation and restoration programs like State Historic Tax Credits, Landmarks Conservancy’s Sacred Sites Grant Program, and local Architectural Review Commission
Look! Mira! Walking tours of Johnston, William, and Dubois streets by RUPCO’s YouthBuild students
An Architectural Scavenger Hunt of Newburgh for the young and the young at heart.
A Garden Showcase exhibition happening after the Olmsted Network’s landscape architecture conference
A walking tour featuring the transformation of Lander Street corridor by Newburgh Community Landbank and RUPCO and the available programs to help 12550 residents with home repairs.
A green building symposium at ADS Warehouse showcasing implemented projects and other green infrastructure upgrades
A real estate 101 crash course for black and latino who are curious about entering the real estate field.
List of collaborators will be announced soon. For further details of the each of the events, please visit our Events section here to read description, date/time/location and RSVP if applicable. Follow us on Instagram at @thefullerton.nb @archtobernewburgh and #archtobernewburgh2024.
We welcome your suggestions, ideas and feedback- always feel free to email us at archtobernewburgh@gmail.com
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FUNDERS WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE!
Archtober Newburgh 2025 is part of @Archtober - an annual design festival in NYC. Archtober Newburgh 2024 has been made possible with the generous support from City of Newburgh City Council members Giselle Martinez and Robert Sklarz, Hudson Valley Credit Union, Ralph E Ogden Foundation, The Open Space Institute’s McHenry Awards provided support for the Minecraft Project, and the John E. Streb Fund for New York of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Thank you to all the board members of The Fullerton who have donated both time and money to make this project happen!
