Sylvester Manor: FY 2025 Announces Grant from NYSCA | 5.21.25 — ZBA Hearing @ 5.21.25

SYLVESTER MANOR AWARDED $1.8 MILLION BY THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS FOR SYLVESTER MANOR HOUSE REHABILITATION AND ADAPTIVE REUSE

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We are excited to announce a grant totaling $1.8M from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse of the1737 Manor House. This grant is part of a capital project funding announcement by NYSCA, which totals over $86M to 134 capital projects across New York State. We have now raised nearly $8M out of an estimated $12M needed to complete this capital project, which we anticipate will start in early 2026.

Sylvester Manor, along with the Perlman Music Program, is one of two projects

on Shelter Island to receive this award.

NYSCA funds, augmented by private contributions and a match from an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation award, will support the creation of the Center for History & Heritage in the 1908 portion of the Sylvester Manor House. The project will result in a fully accessible and conditioned space suitable for staff and visitors, including overnight stays for artists and scholars.