8 HENDERSON PLACE FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
8 Henderson Place Foundation’s mission is to preserve its historic archives, restore the building that houses the founders’ legacy, to encourage and perpetuate the creative spirit. We pledge our commitment to the founders’ emphasis on creativity, aging and perpetuity, with programs planned around the legendary writers, artists and musicians: the inspiration of 8 Henderson Place.
About This Cause
The foundation celebrates the legacy of our founders Gregory d’Alessio and Hilda Terry with the commitment to protect, preserve and perpetuate the invaluable treasures within the walls of Henderson Place. The foundation strives to actively promote through exhibitions, publications, education and research with every intent to resurrect this most historically significant collection, so charmingly housed in 8 Henderson Place, a Queen Anne dwelling nestled within landmarked Henderson Place Historic District, entrenched in the cultural and social history of New York City. 8 Henderson Place extends our resources to visiting scholars, musicians and artists introducing works, the vast collection of correspondence, photographs and rare documents never before in the public domain. Preservation of the archives and drawings is ongoing with plans to restore the building in all its essence, in accordance with museum and architecturally historic standards. 8 Henderson Place Foundation was established in 1975 by acclaimed cartoonists and longtime instructors at the Art Students League, the husband and wife team of Gregory d’Alessio and Hilda Terry determined to preserve the history of Henderson Place, a designated landmark district built in 1882. Its creative residents and notable visitors over the years included Otto Harbach (No, No, Nanette), Gene Raskin (Those were the Days), Irwin Hasen (Dondi), maestro Andrés Segovia, ‘old troubadour’ Carl Sandburg, and Olga Coelho (Brazilian soprano-guitarist, first ever to perform on nylon guitar strings). Hilda Terry and Gregory d’Alessio, legendary in their own right, exemplified a pioneering spirit, social consciousness and creative collaboration: entrusting the foundation with a most precious legacy. 8 Henderson Place Foundation’s mission is to preserve its historic archives, restore the building that houses the founders’ legacy, to encourage and perpetuate the creative spirit.