Seaview C.A.R.E.S.
The Carey Architectural Restoration Education Society
'Preserving the Past to Benefit the Future'
Mission
Seaview CARES is a non-profit organization dedicated to the restoration and preservation of historic 'Seaview Terrace'. Our mission is to promote education and opportunity in the field of historic architectural restoration and preservation while maintaining stewardship of the property and it's numerous historically significant architectural elements.
Foundations
The basis upon which Seaview C.A.R.E.S. was founded, begins with Martin and Millicent Carey. Their mission was to save historic architectural masterpieces that were being ravaged by commercialism of the time. In the 1970s, the preservation movement was in its infancy and many invaluable mansions on Long Island, NY and Newport, RI's Gold Coast were being demolished in favor of modern industrial projects. In the summer of 1974 Martin and Millicent caught their first glimpse of 'Seaview Terrace' and it was love at first sight. It was the first of four Gilded Age mansions they would endeavor to find an adaptive reuse to ensure the longevity of these architectural gems.
Seaview C.A.R.E.S. strives to fulfill this mission, as The Carey Architectural Restoration Education Society.
15th Century Stained Glass and Painted Glass Panels Restoration Project
Photo: 15th Century Saint John Stained glass panels from the Crucifixion scene that originated in the Rhenish Carmelite nunnery of Boppard-on-Rhine.
Part of a collection of twenty-two 15th Century stained glass panels of historic significance which are documented by the Corpus Vitrearum of the United States, 1988 Checklist III ”Stained Glass Before 1700 in American Collections”, Studies in the History of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.
15th Century Venetian Fresco Restoration Project
Previously installed in Stanford White's NYC townhouse, these Venetian frescos date back to apporximately 1480 AD. They are the earliest example of Italian Renaissance ceiling murals on canvas in New England.
Future Restoration Projects
15th Century fireplace relief depicting the crucifixion of Christ and Mother Mary and the apostles.
16th Century French Renaissance Fireplace
15th Century Dutch
15th Century Dutch relief
16th Century relief
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