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New Rochelle Preservation Committee

Committee Calls On City To Make Leland Castle A Landmark Committee Calls On City To Make Leland Castle A Landmark
Committee Calls On City To Make Leland Castle A Landmark With the closure of the College of New Rochelle and the planned sale of its 15.6-acre campus, concerned citizens are scrambling to make protect Leland Castle and have it officially named as a city landmark. The New Rochelle Preservation Committee, which includes local residents, neighbors of Leland Castle and alumnae of CNR are seeking the adoption of a City Ordinance that will grant local landmark status to the Castle. “Preservation of the architecturally unique exteriors of the Castle and other buildings depends on action by the City Council, as a private owner is not obligated to mainta…