1 ▁Assembly man ▁Van ▁Name ▁of ▁Richmond ▁County , ▁New ▁York , ▁introduced ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁ac quire ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁mark ▁it ▁for ▁historic ▁pres ervation . ▁However , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁not ▁immediately ▁recognized ▁for ▁pres ervation . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁finally ▁acquired ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁being ▁raz ed . ▁Conference ▁House ▁Park ▁was ▁created ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁A ▁non pro fit ▁organization , ▁the ▁Conference ▁House ▁Association , ▁was ▁formed ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁placed ▁the ▁house ▁under ▁the ▁association ' s ▁a eg is . ▁The ▁association ▁subsequently ▁restored ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁small ▁projects , ▁which ▁included ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁roof ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁st airs ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁to ▁the ▁bas ement , ▁painting ▁the ▁fac ade , ▁and ▁rest oring ▁the ▁old ▁well . ▁The ▁second ▁floor ▁was ▁then ▁restored , ▁and ▁a ▁floor ▁in ▁the ▁att ic ▁was ▁created . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁buildings ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁" Se ptember ▁ 1 1 th , ▁ 1 7 7 6 ▁- ▁America