Preservationist Michael Henry Adams

By Tina Renick

Published April 26, 2024 at 10:30 PM EDT

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Courtesy of Randy Cohen

When Europeans take one of his tours, preservationist Michael Henry Adams goes to work to reconcile the past, the present and the Harlem of their imaginations. “They’ve got a kind of fable of Harlem.” Adams also talks more about Harlem, the Sieberling Mansion and David Levering Lewis.

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