Celebrate Preservation Month at Schultz House
Two press releases from Historic York, Inc.:
YORK CELEBRATES ‘THIS PLACE MATTERS!’
Citizens in York, Pennsylvania will join thousands of individuals around the country as part of a nationwide celebration of 2008 National Preservation Month in May 2008. “This Place Matters" is the theme of the month-long celebration, which is sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Since the National Trust created Preservation Week in 1971 to spotlight grassroots preservation efforts in America, it has grown into an annual celebration observed by small towns and big cities with events ranging from architectural and historic tours and award ceremonies, to fundraising events, educational programs and heritage travel opportunities. Due to its overwhelming popularity, the National Trust has extended the celebration to the entire month of May and declared it Preservation Month to provide an even longer opportunity to celebrate the diverse and unique heritage of our country’s cities and states and enable more Americans to become involved in the growing preservation movement.
Here in York, Preservation Month 2008 will be observed with a series of community events and workshops. Historic York, Inc.’s Annual Meeting will include a special Keynote Address by Scott Butcher of NuTec Design. Mr. Butcher, who is also an author of local history books, will speak about how historic buildings fit within the Green Building Movement. The meeting will be held on May 15, 2008 at the historic Johannes and Cristina Schultz House in Springettsbury Township. This historic complex will also be open for tours.
Historic York, Inc. will also present the Annual Preservation Awards to six very worthy preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration projects throughout the county. These awards represent some of the best, well-respected work in the area.
To RSVP to this special event, call Historic York Inc. 717-843-0320 or visit their website at www.historicyork.org.
The Schultz House through Time
Historic York, Inc. will open the Johannes and Cristina Schultz House, located at 508 Locust Grove Road, Springettsbury Township for an art show. The show will include several historical views of the property, including a copy of a c. 1870 Henry Barratt watercolor. The highlight of the evening will be an art show unveiled during the Reception Portion of the evening that includes a reproduction of a nineteenth century of the Schultz House painted by Francis Marion Dyer. The original is part of the collection of the York County Heritage Trust. To complement the impressive watercolor, Historic York, Inc. has compiled several other landscapes and portraits completed by the artist.
The event is part of Historic York, Inc.’s Annual Meeting presentation. The meeting will be held on May 15, 2008 at the historic Johannes and Cristina Schultz House in Springettsbury Township. The reception and art show begins at 5:00 PM and with a special keynote address by Scott Butcher will begin at 6:00 PM. The Annual Preservation Awards Presentation will follow. This historic complex will also be open for tours during the event.
