historic harrisburg spring 2016 heritage newsletter

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Newsletter of Historic Harrisburg Association • SPRING 2016

As part of this year’s Preserva-tion Celebration, Historic Harris-burg is inviting our members , friends and com-munity leaders to join us in “A Toast to Jeb Stu-art,” in recogni-tion of his four decades of contributions to the historic preservation and revitalization of our city in so many extraordinary ways. The celebration will take place Thurs-day, May 26, from 5:00 to 7:30 PM at the John Harris & Simon Cameron Mansion, Harrisburg’s most historic landmark, which is celebrating its 250th anniversary in 2016. “This is an especially fitting venue for this year’s preservation celebration for several reasons,” said Historic Harrisburg President Devan Drabik. “Not only is this a milestone year for the Harris-Cameron Man-sion, but its newly completed restoration by the Historical Society of Dauphin County makes it especially worthy of celebration.

strengthens the spirit of collaboration and mutual support that these two organizations enjoy.” Constructed in 1766 by Harrisburg founder John Harris Jr., and embellished

Join us at the John Harris & Simon Cameron MansionFor “A Toast to Jeb Stuart!” Thursday, May 26, 2016

and enlarged a century later by banker-entrepreneur-politician Simon Cameron, the three-story limestone mansion at 219 S. Front Street has been home and headquar-ters of the Historical Society of Dauphin County since 1941, when it was donated to the Society by the Cameron-Haldeman fam-ily. To commemorate its 250th anniversary, the Society has mounted an exhibit on its history and architectural evolution, includ-ing portions authored by Jeb Stuart, who has contributed to numerous such exhibits throughout the city over many years.Stuart’s expertise as an historian and exhibit cura-tor has been manifested in numerous accomplish-ments and collaborations including exhibits at Har-risburg City Hall, the His-toric Harrisburg Resource Center and Harrisburg’s citywide outdoor history project, the system of 113 outdoor exhibit panels that tell the architectural and economic history of the Capital City. Jeb Stuart’s profes-sional career and his ex-tensive civic involvement over the past four decades have benefitted and im-pacted the City in countless

ways. Highlights include:

• Numerous past capacities in Harrisburg City Government including City Clerk, founding administrator of the Historic Architectural Review Board, Down-town Projects Director, Acting Zoning Administrator, creator of the outdoor

systems as well as numerous brochures and publications pertaining to Harris-

The John Harris and Simon Cameron Mansion, which is celebrating the 250th anniversary of its 1766 construction throughout 2016, will be the site of Historic Harrisburg’s Preservation Celebration and “Toast to Jeb Stuart!”, Thursday, May 26.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS:Devan Drabik

President

Tom Darr Vice President

Jeremiah Chamberlin Secretary

Bruce Weber Treasurer

Michael Walsh Immediate Past President:

David Butcher

Ray Davis

Yvette Davis

Vincent Dubesky

Dr. Dorothy King

Catherine Lawrence

Hava Pell

Corrinne Rebinski

Robin Schuldenfrei

Kelly Summerford

Lenwood Sloan

Mary Beth Stringent

Dimitri Zozos

STAFFDavid J. Morrison

Acting Executive Director

Matthew Vincent Kenny Communications Director

Christopher A. Zyroll Membership Director

James A. Stuart III Preservation Advisor

Historic Harrisburg Association 1230 N. Third Street

Harrisburg, PA 17105-1843(717) 233-4646

[email protected]

Letter from the Executive Director

SPRING 2015

Dear Members and Friends of Historic Harrisburg: We are surrounded by many positive signals about where our organization and our City are headed. 2016 promises to be a year of milestones and accelerating progress on many fronts. First, let’s look at our organization. Historic Harrisburg Association in 2015 completed its most successful year in our 43-year history. With an expanded board of directors, energetic committees and staff, and countless devoted volunteers and good citizens working on our behalf, we achieved and indeed exceeded our strategic and pro-grammatic goals. All of HHA’s activities enjoyed record-setting participation and

no small part to the success of Elegant Pro-gressions and our best attended Candlelight House Tour ever! As we begin 2016, Historic Harrisburg is surging ahead in a number of exciting new initiatives, while also re-booting several im-portant goals whose time has clearly arrived:

• We were invited to assist the YWCA of Greater Harrisburg in creating a new racecourse for its April 30 “Race Against Racism” that features 30 “landmarks of African-American Heritage.” (see article on page 6)

• Numerous community organizations and educational institutions have reached out to us to develop customized historic tours and learning experiences for their constituents and students. Examples include the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region and schools, museums and retirement communities from as far away as Philadelphia.

• We are rebuilding our website (www.historicharrisburg.com) from the ground up, making it more user-friendly and useful both to our organization and to the public at large. This has been made possible by a generous grant from the Auchincloss Family Fund. The Auchinclosses have played an instru-mental role in furthering HHA’s efforts in countless ways throughout our his-tory. They live and breathe our mission of “historic preservation, urban re-

vitaliza-tion and s m a r t growth.”

• We have resumed work on the res-tora t ion o f o u r landmark h e a d -quarters, the Historic Harrisburg Resource Center. Numerous upgrades (handicapped restroom, Community Room lighting and refurbishing, front and rear entrance enhancements) have already been completed. We’ve updated plans for restoring the monumental Banking Hall (skylight, HVAC, interior lighting) to its 1927 Lawrie & Green appearance, with the goal of securing funding this year.

As Historic Harrisburg’s fortunes rise, so do those of the City of Harrisburg, with whom we once again enjoy an excellent and productive working relationship. Beginning with Mayor Eric Papenfuse and his wife Catherine Lawrence, longtime members and supporters of HHA, there are several key city

• Planning Director Geoffrey Knight and James Spatz (who also serves as administrator of the Historic Architec-tural Review Board), despite skeleton

-fessionals, AND they are shepherding the huge process of updating the City’s Comprehensive Plan.

• The City’s high-energy Finance Direc-tor (and former City Council Mem-ber) is Bruce Weber, who by some stroke of poetic justice just happens also to be the Treasurer of Historic Har-risburg Association’s board of directors.

devoted professional to steer both enti-ties back from the brink of insolvency.

• In another equally fortunate coinci-dence, the City’s Director of Business



Residential rebound is on the move down-town. While the growth of downtown living was always hoped for, the principal purpose of the original Harristown Urban Renewal Plan of the mid-1970’s was to generate employment and buying power contained

buildings. The novel and farsighted notion of State Government occupying leased of-

tax-exempt edifices, not only helped to generate the city’s largest tax base, but ul-timately saved neighborhoods immediately north of the Capitol Complex, such as Old Fox Ridge, from the travesty that earlier oc-curred in wiping out neighborhoods through the slow expansion of the Capitol Complex. The construction of Strawberry Square and 333 Market Street as well as the later

later matched by the private sector through the M&T Bank Tower, PNI headquarters and Market Square Plaza among others

-mitment by the State to lease space would breathe new life into a declining downtown. Comprehensive zoning in the late 1970’s further supported the downtown as the

Surge In Residential Development Accelerates Downtown’s Vibrancy

intense high-rise development while at the same time limiting it north of Locust Street to relieve pressures of demolition for new development in the newly created historic districts. The later emergence of Hilton Har-risburg, Whitaker Center and Harrisburg

University represented the next chapters of a diverse downtown; each enhancing the city’s quality of life. Missing, however, were the residential components, one that city plan-ner Jane Jacobs prescribed decades ago as the ingredient to make downtowns of cities come alive and active after the rush hour. The emergence of Restaurant Row

While nightlife before 2000 was pretty much non-existent, having patrons from suburban areas on the streets well into the wee hours

downtown residency. The revival of Mid-town and the N. Third Street corridor are perhaps better examples of a well-rounded city. Restaurants, cultural anchors, retail and food are supported by in many ways by

homes and apartments in Fox Ridge, Market Place, Capitol Heights, Olde Uptown and Midtown. More recently, however, the dynamics are changing downtown which perhaps will

-cess. Started by the construction of Pennsyl-vania Place and the Executive House in the 60’s and 70’s and followed by the conversion of Old City Hall to market rate apartments in the early 1980’s, the residential market is more than taking hold. Just as in the old days when folks lived “over the store,” the


The sharply appointed roof-top patio at Lux Condominiums, at Third and State Streets, captures extraordinary views of the Capitol and its surrounding parkland as well as center city’s high-rise core.

The Flats@Strawberry Square will offer and trend-setting downtown living in one interconnected multiplex including Strawberry Square retail and its workplace environment, the Hilton Harrisburg and Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts.


“The New Urbanism: Harrisburg in 10 Years”Historic Harrisburg’s April 25 panel program on “The New Urbanism: Harrisburg in 10 Years” drew an audience of nearly 80 members and visitors. David Morrison moderated and introduced panelists Jeb Stuart, long-time leader and developer of city projects; Brad Jones, President of Harristown Enterprises; Alex Hartzler, principal of WCI Partners LP and founder of Olde Uptown and HYP; and Geoffrey Knight, planning director for the City of Harrisburg.

Historic Harrisburg is one of several groups

“Civil War Days in Harrisburg,” a three-day community-wide commemoration of the numerous people, locations and events in and around Pennsylvania’s Capital City that

“We are surrounded by real Civil War history. This weekend of numerous events is hosted in-part by The National Civil War Museum, with initial funding provided through a tourism grant from the Dauphin County Commissioners,” explained Gary Crowell, chairman of the event. Additional funding is being sought through corporate and individual sponsorships and underwrit-ing to defray expenses, he said. Organizers aim to establish Civil War Days in Harris-burg as an annual community-wide event. Numerous local organizations have committed to participating and supporting ‘Civil War Days in Harrisburg’ including: The Dauphin County Historical Society, the Harrisburg Civil War Roundtable, the Cum-berland County Historical Society, Historic Harrisburg Association, the Hershey Harris-burg Regional Visitor’s Bureau, Harrisburg Riverboat Society, Camp Curtin Historical Society and Civil War Roundtable, and Camp Curtin Memorial –Mitchell United

First-ever Civil War Days in Harrisburg,June 17 – 19, will Showcase Local History

Methodist Church, among others. Although key events will take place at the National Civil War Museum, including panel discussions by Civil War experts and a Free Admission Day to the Museum on Sat-urday, June 18, a wide variety of additional events will take place throughout the city. Historic Harrisburg bus tours conducted by David Morrison and Jim Schmick will highlight landmarks associated with Har-risburg’s Civil War history. These tours will take place Friday, June 17, from 10 am to Noon, departing from the Civil War Museum. Cost: $5.00. On Saturday, June 18, from 4:30 to 5:30 pm, David Morrison will lead a walking tour of Civil War sites in downtown Harrisburg, starting and ending at the John Harris Man-sion. Cost: $5.00. More information can be found on Facebook at “Civil War Days Harrisburg,” or by contacting participating organizations including HHA at [email protected] or 717.233.4646.

Downtown’s Vibrancy continued from p. 3…

upscale apartments in the upper stories of Phase II of Strawberry Square echoes this tradition.

residential include the spectacular 42-unit Lux Condominiums by Brickbox Devel-opment at Third and State Streets, Vartan Group’s re-conversion of two historic build-ings to residential use, the 7-unit Briggs Mansion at 17 N. Front Street and 6 units in the Carson Coover House at 223 Pine Street, as well as Brickbox’s 25-unit William Seel Building at Market and Dewberry Streets. Further conversions include Harristown’s 15 units in the historic Keystone Building at 18-23 S. Third Street, and WCI Partners’ conversion of Walnut Court (at Walnut and Court Streets) to 21 units supported by an additional 14 units by WCI at 130 Locust

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are now being converted to apartments. Of course Harrisburg University has also spawned the kind of campus living that emanates from higher learning institutions including Brickbox’s conversion of the Old Governor Hotel at 4th and Market to stu-dent housing, the historic Kunkel Building at Third and Market Streets, now Market View Place, to 50 units, and spaces at the International House facilities on S. Third and Chestnuts Streets. Perhaps the increas-ing number of these residential elements will move downtown to experience the kind of energy it had 100 years ago; one where residence, work, recreation, entertainment and culture are merged to distinguish it as a viable and desirable living alternative.

Jeb Stuart


Historic Harrisburg was invited to assist the YWCA of Greater Harrisburg in redesign-ing the racecourse for its annual 5K “Race Against Racism,” held April 30 with nearly 600 runners and walkers participating. Replacing the standard racecourse in Riverfront Park and vicinity, the new course was designed to connect 30 “Landmarks of African-American Heritage” stretching from the Capitol Complex to Camp Curtin Church in Uptown Harrisburg. The “Landmarks Trail” that resulted ran north on Seventh Street to Woodbine Street, then returning to the Capitol Complex along Sixth Street.

appropriate historic photos and other images was a three-month project carried out by historians Jeb Stuart and Calobe Jackson, who together have unsurpassed knowledge of Harrisburg’s neighborhood history. Each of the 30 historic sites was documented by an all-weather removable yard sign con-taining a brief description and one or more images. Graphic design was contributed the PSECU, a longtime sponsor of the Race Against Racism. In addition to creating the 30 signs to be placed at their respective locations through-

HHA Helps Redesign YWCA’s Race Against Racism

out the racecourse, Jeb and Calobe created a comprehensive map of Uptown Harrisburg showing the racecourse and the location of all 30 historic sites. In addition to creating a unique

-cant historic and educational com-ponent, the new arrangement al-lowed for the Race Against Racism to begin and end in Soldiers’ Grove in the Capitol Complex, providing an excellent gathering spot and the makings of a post-race festival for the hundreds of participants and their friends. “The new African-American Landmarks Trail and the signage system can be used for a wide range of educational activities and walk-

body of Harrisburg history has been assembled,” said Historic Har-risburg director David Morrison. “We applaud Calobe Jackson and Jeb Stuart on this great accomplish-ment.”

Above, Jeb Stuart and Mayor Eric Papenfuse unveil the new Race Against Racism route map (also shown on facing page) identifying a “Heritage Trail of 30 African American Landmarks” in Midtown and Uptown

a sidewalk sign such as the one below.


Auchincloss Grant Funds Redo of HHA Website

David Morrison Named Midtown Person of the Year

Honorees of the Friends of Midtown, left to right: “Today’s the Day” blogger Tara Leo Auchey; PA National Fire Museum chief volunteer David Houseal; David Morrison; and Marissa Hockenberry, founder of Midtown’s “Mash Up” monthly food truck festival.

The Friends of Midtown, one of Harrisburg’s most active and productive neighborhood organizations, named HHA executive direc-tor David Morrison as “Midtown Person of the Year” at the Friends’ annual meeting February 29. Morrison has been a Midtown resident for more than 30 years. In addition to his 30+ years of volunteer and professional service to Historic Harrisburg, Morrison is a past president of the Midtown Action Council,

Market District (the “main street” program that gave birth to the Midtown Cinema), founding board member of the PA National Fire Museum, current Broad Street Market board member and current Susquehanna Art Museum board vice president. During his

10-year stint as Assistant to the President of HACC, he played a key role in orchestrat-ing the college’s expansion of its Midtown campus.

We are in the process of rebuilding the His-toric Harrisburg website from the ground up. With support from the Auchincloss

becoming sluggish, outdated and cumber-some to navigate, so plans were launched in early 2016 to build from scratch. The project is being executed by Jonathan Smith and the creative agency Good People Make, assisted by a team of HHA staff and volunteers. We will be sending emails to alert our members and friends as content is put in place. As we move increasingly to electronic communi-cation, including social media, we invite you to be sure we have your current email address. Send it to us at [email protected].

Family Fund, HHA is building an entirely new website at our same web address, www.historicharrisburg.com. The old website was

The efforts to preserve the magnificent campus of the Harrisburg State Hospital, launched in early 2014, continue to gain support.

The Committee for the Future of Harrisburg State Hos-pital (CFHSH), a broad-based stakeholder coalition that has been meeting monthly for more than two years, is playing an advocacy role that has been well received by key state, county and

-ers, by mainstream news media and by the general public. Since issuing its initial “white paper” in July 2014, the group has engaged in numerous public meetings, presented infor-mative programs and conducted tours, all aimed at increasing awareness and appreciation for the unique campus of landmark historic buildings, pristine open spaces, community vegetable gardens, active farmlands, an arboretum and an important stretch of the Capital Area Greenbelt. Most recently, leaders of the CFHSH were invited by the PA Department of Gen-eral Services, custodial of the property and

Harrisburg State Hospital Preservation Efforts Gain Support

charged with selling it, to participant in an assessment of the historic buildings as “vol-unteer experts” working in conjunction with DGS professional consultants. This will pro-vide DGS with important recommendations on which buildings have the most historic,

the most potential for adaptive reuse. The project will get under way in June.

Standing atop the tunnels at the center crosswalk of the campus, architectural historian, Dan Deibler, sheds light on the mystery of the more than 35 buildings that comprise the Historic Harrisburg State Hospital grounds.Descending limestone steps landscaped


Resource Name: The Giusti Mansion

Address: 3405 N. Front Street

Owner: River Oaks Associates

Priority Since: 2016

Status: Recently demolished

The historic Giusti Mansion, at N. Front

and Montrose Streets, was demolished on

April 28th by principals of the next door

law firm of Mette, Evans and Woodside

for a new office building. The house had

no historic protection so demolition pro-

ceeded without a public review process.

Built in the late 1920’s by Samuel Wilhelm,

Secretary/Treasurer of the Mechanics Trust

Company, the house was purchased in the

mid 1930’s by Ernest and Speranza Giusti

who owned and operated the Alva Restaurant. After the Giusti family sold

the property in 1999 for group home and later to Dr. Cary Cummings as a

special events venue, the late Derek Hathaway purchased it for the purpose

of donating it to the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra for the Symphony’s

headquarters. The Orchestra subsequently declined the offer and Hatha-

way, shortly before his death, sold it to the current owners. Preliminary

plans indicate the house’s demolition for a larger new building of “similar”

architectural style, although issues such as screening and an abundance of

surface parking in the home’s rear yard, may be concerns that also need to

be monitored. The property is one of only a few that runs in depth from

Front to Second Streets. The demolition of this 1920’s landmark that had

been featured on Elegant Progressions a number of years ago is a loss to the

remaining and neighboring historic Front Street homes in the Montrose

Park neighborhood and to the Front Street corridor as a whole.

Property Name: Capt. James Bell Tavern

Address: 7084 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle PA

Owner: Triple Crown Corporation


Status: Partially Demolished

Built in 1780 as the James Bell Tavern, the structure hosted the Stony

Ridge Convention on July 3, 1788, a meeting of Anti-Federalists opposed

to ratification of U.S. Constitution, which led to amending the document

with the Bill of Rights. According to meeting minutes obtained by Musser,

the 1788 Stony Ridge Convention held at the former James Bell Tavern

was attended by Benjamin Blythe, one of Shippensburg’s first settlers, and

Robert Whitehill of Cumberland County. Whitehill is noted as the “Father

of the Bill of Rights,” according to ExplorePAHistory.com, with its concep-

tion reportedly happening at that meeting at the Bell Tavern. This marks

the first time a Cumberland County

property has been included on this list.

HHA has many West Shore members

and we have always been a regional

organization, working collaboratively

with sister organizations and historical

societies to achieve mutual goals. We

encourage support of this grassroots

effort to save this landmark.

Resource Name: Harrisburg History Outdoor Exhibit System

Address: Citywide Installations

Owner: City of Harrisburg


Status: Many of the 113 installations have deteriorated

or are missing

The Harrisburg History Project consists

of 113 outdoor displays, installed between

2002 and 2004, describing and illustrating

historic buildings, neighborhoods and

landmarks of the past in Harrisburg of

local, state and national importance. The

intent of the Project has been to provide

tourists and local residents with informa-

tion about these sites in a way that creates

an interesting visually interactive experience in comparing the “then and

now” appearance of Harrisburg. Jeb Stuart, Special Consultant to the City

of Harrisburg at that time, was responsible for the photographic research,

writing and project coordination.

Most areas of the City are included within the system including the Central

Business District, Capitol Complex and Capitol District, Historic Midtown

and Old Uptown, Riverside and 20th Century Uptown, Shipoke, the Northern

Tier as well as Allison Hill and Eastern Harrisburg.

Because the system was installed a number of years ago, many of the exhibits

have been damaged, removed or have deteriorated due to wear and tear.

Efforts should be made to work with the City to replace damaged or miss-

ing exhibits so that system is restored in its entirety. This could be a great

project for a philanthropic entity or a grassroots effort.

Resource Name: Mulberry Street Bridge Murals

Address: Presently in Storage

Owner: Danzante, Inc.


Status: Seeking funding for installation at new locations

After six months of repair, the Mulberry Street Bridge reopened to traffic

in December, 2015. For those familiar with the span of concrete viaduct

designed in 1909 by James Fuertes, there was one notable aspect of the

bridge missing---the murals.

Eighty-six panels of murals colorfully extended along both sides of the

bridge depicting Harrisburg history and Allison Hill community members.

Last April they were carefully removed by PennDOT and put into storage;

however, due to structural conditions, the art pieces cannot be returned to

the place they’ve been viewed since Danzante Urban Arts installed them

between the years 2003-2006.

Historic Harrisburg AssociationPreservation Priorities -- 2016

The following is Historic Harrisburg Association’s 2016 list of “Preservation Priorities” for the Harrisburg community. These properties and sites are

deemed by HHA to have special importance to the community, as architectural or historic landmarks, as important civic landmarks, or as pivotal elements

in a larger neighborhood revitalization objective. Some, but not all are at risk of being lost, while others await the resources needed for their preservation.

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Currently a group known as the Mulberry Street Bridge Murals Restoration

and Preservation Committee is working to assure that the murals will be

back in the public eye. The goal is to find a suitable location or locations

where they may be installed for permanent public display.

Property Name: Harrisburg State Hospital

Address: Cameron and Maclay Streets

Owner: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania


Status: Proposed sale of the property

Originally called the “City on the Hill” and listed in the National Register

of Historic Places as an historic district, the Harrisburg State Hospital,

once known as the Pennsylvania

Lunatic Asylum, was the first in

Pennsylvania—and one of the

first in the United States—built

for the care and treatment of

the mentally ill. It contains ap-

proximately 30 architecturally

significant buildings designed

by noted Pennsylvania archi-

tects and a beautiful campus

setting a portion of which is traversed by the Capital Area Greenbelt. The

State Hospital has been closed since 2006, although several buildings remain

in governmental or institutional use. HHA is leading an effort known as

“the Committee for the Future of the Harrisburg State Hospital” which

advocates that sale of the property by the Commonwealth should result

in three distinct outcomes: protection of the historic buildings and their

spectacular hilltop setting through some form of adaptive reuse or historic

preservation tax credit investment; preservation of the natural open space

area that includes the Asylum Run watershed and the Greenbelt corridor,

possibly as a municipal park; and responsible development of the extensive

remaining acreage.

Property Name: Paxton Firehouse

Address: S. Second and Vine Streets

Owner: City of Harrisburg


Status: Closure as an active firehouse;

potential sale for adaptive reuse.

Paxton Firehouse was designed by William Lynch Murray and built in

1937 to replace a predecessor firehouse of the same name and location that

was heavily damaged by the flood

of 1936. Art Deco in architectural

style, the building is located within

the City’s municipal historic district

but falls just outside of the National

Register District.

In late 2014, the fire station was

closed after mutual agreement

between City officials and the

firemen’s union was reached. The

City has initiated plans to sell the

property by seeking proposals

from prospective buyers. Given its

prominent location at the City’s “southern gateway” and its unaltered historic

exterior, this firehouse (like others successfully sold by the City since 1980)

offers attractive possibilities for adaptive reuse.

Property Name: Camp Curtin Fire Station

Address: 2504 North Sixth Street

Owners: James Cooper Priority Since: 2014

Status: Vacant

Camp Curtin Fire Station is

a historic fire station located

in Uptown Harrisburg. It was

built in 1910, and is a two-story,

rectangular brick building, and

measuring 38 feet by 46 feet.

The building exhibits Italianate

style design features. It features

a square wooden bell tower at

the center of the front facade.

The tower has a hipped, shingled

roof and four stilted segmental

arches. It was added to the Na-

tional Register of Historic Places

in 1981, when the City divested

itself of several obsolete but historic firehouses and marketed them for

adaptive reuse. The building for many years housed Camp Curtin Barbecue,

whose owner recently retired.

Property Name: Camp Curtin Church


Owners: Camp Curtin Memorial-Mitchell

United Methodist Church Priority Since: 2013

Status: Capital fundraising, community support being sought.

The beginning of the

Camp Curtin Church can

be traced to an organiza-

tion of a Sunday School

in north Harrisburg by

the Rev. Dr. Thomas Wil-

cox on May 12, 1889.

Within a year, the Curtin

Heights Methodist Epis-

copal Church was built

and by 1893, two wings

were added. Sadly, on

December 30, 1894, the new church and all of its contents were destroyed

by fire but within two years a new building was constructed. By 1914, the

membership had grown so large that a new building had to be constructed.

Since the new church was located on the site of Camp Curtin, it was des-

ignated a memorial to all Civil War soldiers and the name was changed to

Camp Curtin Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. A large allegorical

painting - depicting Christ appearing to a dying soldier, dressed in blue and

gray - still adorns the sanctuary wall. In 1922, the monument to Governor

Curtin was erected adjacent to the church. In 1989, it merged with the

Mitchell congregation and is now known as the Camp Curtin Memorial-

Mitchell United Methodist Church. The Camp Curtin United Methodist

Church was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2010, one

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Property Name: Santana’s Restaurant/Fox Hotel

Address: 236 South Second Street

Owners: PinnacleHealth System Priority Since: 2011

Status: Threat of demolition

This property was originally known

as the Fox Hotel and was built

in 1906 for Otto Fox. It replaced

the earlier Fox Hotel at Second

Street and Meadow Lane. In 1939

it became Santana’s Restaurant.

This property is currently owned

by Pinnacle Health System, which

has tabled the idea of demolition at

this time. Arguably, if this property

were destroyed, and replaced with

more modern urban architecture or

surface parking, it would erode the

context of the historic neighborhood

surrounding the John Harris – Si-

mon Cameron Mansion.

Property Name: Former Brotherhood Relief &

Compensation Fund Building


Owners: The Philadelphia Suburban Development Corp.


Status: Preservation

opportunity

Designed originally in 1923 to be

a 10-story building, the project

was halted following financial

difficulties. The basement and two

stories of steel framework stood

untouched for several years. As revised and scaled back by Philadelphia

architectural firm Ritter & Shay, the building was redesigned and completed

in 1932. The structure later became known as the Hudson Building (1979)

and later housed the Tri-County Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc.

Its potential as an Uptown neighborhood anchor and its high visibility at

Harrisburg’s “northern gateway” make its preservation especially desirable

and strategically important.

Property Name: Beidleman House

Address: 1225 Market Street

Owners: Faith, Hope, and Love Partnership Services, Inc. Priority Since: 2011

Status: Severe

deterioration and no preservation

plan

This Market Street landmark, at

the gateway to Allison Hill, was

built in 1906 for the prominent

attorney and political leader Ed-

ward E. Beidleman, and is located

in the Mount Pleasant Historic

District. Beidleman served in the

State House from 1904-1911, State

Senate from 1912-1918, and was

elected Lieutenant Governor from 1919-1922. In 1937, the building was

converted to professional offices and apartments. Due to its location within

a National Register Historic District, this property is eligible for Federal

rehabilitation tax credits.

Property Name: Swallow Mansion (aka Ridge Avenue Methodist Church

Parsonage and Curtis Funeral Home)


Owners: Annette Antoun


Status: Vacant, awaiting a preservation plan

The Swallow Mansion at the corner of Sixth

and Boas Streets in Old Fox Ridge was built

for Dr. Silas Comfort Swallow in 1896 by the

architectural firm Warren O. Weaver and Son.

This brick Queen Anne mansion later served as

the Curtis Funeral Home, a prominent African-

American-owned business, and also was used

for a time as the parsonage for the Ridge Avenue

Methodist Church. Now vacant, the building

was at one time a proposed site for Harrisburg’s

African-American Museum, which never came

to fruition. 1000 North Sixth Street was listed

on Preservation Pennsylvania’s “At Risk List” in 2011. The property is a

contributing part of the National Register Federally Certified District and

locally-regulated Fox Ridge Historic District. Occupying a prominent gate-

way location, this property could be part of a block-long project if investors

and financing could be found.

Property Name: Former German Jackson Residence

(Jackson Rooming House)


Owners: Jeremiah Chamberlin


Status: Vacant, new owner seeks a preservation plan

The Jackson Rooming House played a unique

role in Harrisburg’s African-American history.

This brick Second-Empire-style building was

erected in 1884 as a residence for dry goods

merchant Frank Hess and his wife Eleanor, Its

importance dates to its subsequent owner, Ger-

man Jackson, an African-American who worked

as head doorman at the Penn Harris Hotel in

the middle decades of the 20th Century. Jackson

allowed many African-Americans, including

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, to stay

here in the era of segregation when blacks were

not welcome in Harrisburg’s hotels. Thus, the

building is often referred to as the Jackson Rooming House. The property

changed hands twice in recent years, and the new owner is exploring viable

preservation options.

Property Name: Broad Street Market

Address: 1233 North Third Street

Owners: City of Harrisburg Priority Since: 1996

Status: Aging infrastructure, capital investment needed.

America’s oldest continuously-

operated farmer’s market, and an

anchor of the Midtown Market

District, the 150 year old market

boasts a vibrant array of ethic,

organic and Pennsylvania Dutch

vendors, meeting urban nutrition

needs with fresh produce, special-

ties and prepared foods. The Broad

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Street Market originally served soldiers stationed at Camp Curtin during

the Civil War. Today the buildings are owned by the City of Harrisburg and

managed by the Broad Street Market Corporation. Although great opera-

tional improvements continue to occur, the aging infrastructure is in dire

need of investment through community and government action to enable

the historic market to thrive.

Property Name: Walnut Street Bridge

Address: Connection from Harrisburg City to City Island

Owners: PA Department of Transportation Priority Since: 1996

Status: Flood-damaged Western Span curtails optimum

regional potential

The Walnut Street Bridge also

known as The People’s Bridge

is a truss bridge that spans the

Susquehanna River in Harris-

burg, Pennsylvania. Built by the

Phoenix Bridge Company in

1890, it is the oldest bridge on

the 400-mile Susquehanna River.

Since flooding in 1996 destroyed

sections of the western span, it

no longer connects to the West Shore. The bridge was built to break the toll

monopoly enjoyed by the neighboring Camelback Bridge (now the Market

Street Bridge). The Walnut Street Bridge was closed to motor vehicles and

converted to a pedestrian and bikeway link to City Island after the 1972

Tropical Storm Agnes flood. The eastern span of the bridge is outlined in

lights which, along with the City Island facilities, create a dynamic visual

effect at night. The 2,801 foot span is one of the longest pedestrian bridges in

the world. The conversion to pedestrian use gave the bridge a new purpose

and it is used by over a million visitors, tourists and residents annually. The

bridge was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and is

also recognized as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. In 2012, “Lighten

Up Harrisburg” relit the Walnut Street Bridge and has continued to raise

funds to explore LED lighting opportunities. Other efforts, supported by

HHA, seek to replace the missing western spans so that the full potential

of this recreational, tourism and transportation

resource may be realized.

Property Name: Historic Harrisburg Resource Center

Address: 1230 North Third Street

Owners: Historic Harrisburg Association Priority Since: 1993

Status: Capital funding needed

The Central Trust Company was established at

this site in 1893, and the present building was

completed in 1911 with major renovations fol-

lowing a fire in 1927. It was donated to Historic

Harrisburg Association in 1993 and has been

operated as a civic resource and non-profit

activity center while undergoing grassroots

restoration. Recently the property has under-

gone major renovations, and a master plan was

adopted by HHA in 2013. Improvements to the

second floor have allowed Historic Harrisburg

to secure an anchor tenant, the Pennsylvania

Downtown Center, which brings both opera-

tional and organizational advantages. Restora-

tion of the spectacular main banking hall, designed in 1927 by Lawrie &

Green, when funded, will significantly increase the Resource Center’s use

and value as a community hub.

The Alumni ListSince the following properties were posted on the “Preservation Priority

List”, they have been purchased and are now revitalized.

Property Name: Mary Sachs Mansion and Hull Mansion

Address: 2909 and 2917 North Front Street

Owners: Sally and Mike Wilson

Priority Duration: 2005 - 2015

Status: Recently sold at public auction

Harrisburg has two architectural signatures:

the Pennsylvania Capitol and the Mansions

of Front Street. Among the most architec-

turally exuberant iare two mansions just

north of Division Street. In 2005, a plan

was proposed by Mary Knackstedt (founder

of Riverfront People’s Park preservation

organization) to demolish these landmarks

for a new condominium project. The plan

received overwhelming opposition from

the surrounding neighbors, Historic Har-

risburg, and city officials. However, as a

complete turnaround, the properties were

offered for auction and Sally and Mike

Wilson purchased them for restoration into

what is now the highly acclaimed “Manor

on Front” Bed and Breakfast. Elegant in

appointments and fully complemented with amenities, the $1.7 million

project represents a virtual success story in the mission of advancing his-

toric preservation. While the neighboring property to the south, 2901 N.

Front Street, had been previously for sale and was also on the “Preservation

Priority” list, it is now off of the market.

Property Name: Moose Lodge

Address: 922 North Third Street and adjacent buildings

in the 900 block

Owners: WCI Partners Priority Duration: 2006-2015

Status: WCI Partners undertaking mixed-use development

This property was built as the Loy-al Order of Moose, Lodge No 107 in 1924. It was designed in Greek Revival style by noted Harrisburg architect Clayton Jacob Lappley in 1924. The Lodge was an early vic-tim of the Great Depression. More recently the Moose Lodge and its adjacent buildings were owned and used by the Ronald H. Brown Charter School. Now, WCI Part-ners has purchased and is throughouhly renovating the building for 33 apartments through a mixed-use development along with three adjacent historic building on N. Third Street. st@rtup Harrisburg,

enterprisers, and organizations to shared resources and networks, The Burg

To suggest additional properties or projects for HHA’s “Preservation Priori-

ties,” or to learn how to become involved in one of the above-mentioned

cases, please contact HHA at 233-4646 or [email protected].

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HHA’s David and Marie Elias Capital Fund

Established through a bequest from the late Marie Graupner Elias, a long-time volunteer for Historic Harrisburg, this fund is for “bricks and mortar” projects and has been used by HHA to carry out capital improvement projects at the Historic Har-risburg Resource Center. HHA accepts capital gifts, both un-restricted and project-designated, through grants, bequests and other means. We are currently seeking funds for the following:

• Exterior entrance and façade refurbishments

• Skylight and ceiling restoration, main banking hall

• Interior lighting and electrical upgrades

• HVAC upgrades

To explore capital gift opportunities, including planned giving and naming opportunities, please contact David Morrison at 717.233.4646 or [email protected].

HHA’s Community Historic Preservation Fund

-source to assist HHA and the community at large in undertaking historic preservation projects, initiatives and advocacy efforts. Its funds are independent of HHA’s general operations. The CHPF and its activities are managed by a Council of Trustees appointed by the HHA Board of Directors.

Thomas B. Darr, Chairman

Mary Beth Salazar Stringent, Treasurer

David Bronstein, D.O.

Matthew Krupp

David J. Morrison

Hava Lynn Pell

James A (Jeb) Stuart, III

burg heritage and tourism, author of nominations and plans for most of the City’s national and municipal historic

-risburg City Archives;

• Designer and creator, in collaboration with historian Calobe Jackson Jr., ear-lier this year of an “African-American Heritage Trail” serving as a new race-course for the YWCA’s Race Against Racism and work with the PA Tour-

Review Commemoration (see article, page XX);

• Pioneering developer of historic pres-ervation projects in Downtown, Mid-town and Old Uptown, including three recipients of historic preservation awards, most notably the restoration and conversion of the Simon Cameron School in 1987 to 35 market rate apart-ments, a project that primed the pump for the many revitalization projects that followed in the Uptown Harrisburg neighborhood;

• Co-developer of one of eastern Harris-

development consisting of urban-appropriate townhouses marketed as “Emerald Point,” at 25th and Berryhill Streets;

“A Toast to Jeb Stuart!” continued from page 1…• Frequent advisor and generous sharer

of information to numerous other his-toric preservation entrepreneurs and developers;

• Past retail leasing agent of Strawberry Square, director of the Dauphin County

Dauphin County Industrial Develop-ment Authority and charter and former member of the Susquehanna Area Re-gional Airport Authority;

• Chairman of the Harrisburg Parks Foundation;

• Founding chairman in 2013 and mem-ber of Harrisburg City Beautiful 2.0;

• Current board member of: Historical Society of Dauphin County; Harrisburg Cemetery Association; and Historic Harrisburg’s Community Historic Pres-ervation Fund;

• Chairman of the Harrisburg “Susque-Centennial” Commission and Celebra-tion, 2009-2010;

• Past board member of Historic Har-risburg Association and the National Civil War Museum, both of which

service, historical expertise and passion-ate dedication to the greater Harrisburg community.

Jeb and his wife Robin live in a Harrisburg landmark of their own, the 1927 Southern Colonial-style Front Street residence built by Jeb’s grandfather, E.C. Snyder, and home to three generations of the family. Its preservation, in near original appearance, has been an extensive task that earned Historic Harrisburg’s Preservation Award in 2008. “Few people have contributed to the vitality of this community as extensively and with as much dedication as Jeb Stuart,” said HHA director David Morrison. “Jeb has devoted his life to Harrisburg. He has been unfailingly generous of his time and talents – always for the public good. This recognition has been earned many times over!” The May 26 Preservation Celebration and Toast will again include the bestowing of Preservation Awards. The event will feature a silent auction, featuring goods and services that showcase Harrisburg, its history, cuisine and culture. A complimen-tary wine, beer and heavy hors d’oeuvre reception, as well as a champagne toast to Jeb Stuart, are included in the ticket price. For more information, or to make reservations ($60) for the May 26 event, please contact HHA at 717.233.4646 or [email protected].


Calendar of Historic Harrisburg Events in 2016Below is a partial listing of upcoming events and activities presented by Historic Harrisburg as part of our year-round efforts to educate, entertain, thank and inspire our members and friends who share our vision of a bright future for Harrisburg and Central Pennsylvania. For more info on these and other events, contact us at 717.233.4646 or [email protected].

Thursday, May 26 – HHA’s 2016 Preservation Celebration and “A Toast to Jeb Stuart!” Reception, silent auction and brief ceremony. At the John Harris & Simon Cameron Mansion, 219 S. Front St. Reservations Required ($60). 5:00 to 7:30 PM.

Friday to Sunday, June 17 – 19 – “Civil War Days in Harrisburg.” Citywide celebration of Harrisburg’s role in the Civil War, its causes and aftermath, at various locations, including HHA events below. For complete weekend details, see “Civil War Days in Harrisburg” on Facebook.

Friday, June 17 –Civil War Authors and Artists Marketplace at Historic Harrisburg Resource Center, 1230 N. Third St. Books, art-works and collectibles for sale, book signings, music, refreshments. Free admission. 9 AM to 9 PM.

Saturday, June 18 – Walking Tour of Harrisburg’s Civil War Landmarks, led by David Morrison. Meet at John Harris Mansion, 219 S. Front St. $5, payable on arrival. 4:30 to 5:30 PM.

Monday, June 27 – Program and Site Visit: “Historic Grace Church, Pennsylvania’s Temporary Capitol, and the Horace Mc-Farland Rose Garden,” hosted by HHA Board Member, Pastor Yvette Davis. At Grace United Methodist Church, 216 State St. Free. 6:00 PM.

Summer, 2016 (TBD) – Historic Harrisburg’s Annual “Pillar Party.” Always a delightful event, this complimentary thank-you reception for Pillar and Capital-level members of Historic Harrisburg (listed in this newsletter) is hosted in a different historic private residence or landmark each year. Enroll or upgrade your membership to receive an invitation.

Saturday, Sept. 10 – Bilingual tour of Latino and other landmarks of Allison Hill, presented in conjunction with Latino Hispanic American Community Center, 1301 Derry Street, as part of the Hispanic Heritage Festival. Free. 10 AM to 12 Noon.

Sunday, Sept. 11 – 28th Annual Harrisburg Gallery Walk. The Historic Harrisburg Resource Center, 1230 N. Third Street, will be one

cultural season. Our exhibit will feature “100 years of Kipona History.” Free. 11 AM to 6 PM.

“Fourth Monday” lecture series (Free) continues at Historic Harrisburg, Sept. 26, Oct. 24 and Nov. 28, at 6:00 PM.

Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 and 3 – 25th Annual Elegant Progressions Black Tie Progressive Dinner presented by Historic Harrisburg Association and The Kidney Foundation of Central Pennsylvania. Reservations required ($250 per person).

Sunday, Dec. 11 – 43rd Annual Candlelight House Tour. Tickets required ($12.50 to $25.00). Featuring historic homes and landmarks of the Capitol District and Capitol Area Neighborhood. Earlybird discounted tickets go on sale in September.


Four Outstanding Harrisburg Projects to ReceivePreservation Awards from Historic Harrisburg

The John H. Briggs House, 17 N Front Street

The Briggs House, built in 1863, was designed in the Italianate architectural style. It underwent a $1.1 million renovation in 2015 with a new en-

-work, all new plumbing, HVAC and electrical

-netry and more. The conversion to seven luxury apartments by Ralph Vartan of the Vartan Group has introduced a new standard for lux-ury style amenities, while contributing to both the revitalization of Center City’s resi-dential appeal and the preservation of historic “Governors’ Row.”

The Amy and Doug Hill Residence 709 Green Street

Built in the late 19th Century as one of the few, detached single family homes in the neighbor-hood, the house harkens to an earlier period be-fore the more urbanized townhouse development occurred. When the Hills purchased it in 2007, almost none of its original architectural character remained. Their thorough and sensitive restoration returned porches, clapboard siding, divided-light windows and metal roof to their original appearance, an extraordinary achievement that is a credit to the block f r o n t a n d neighborhood.

The Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center (HMAC), 1110 N. Third Street

Built in the 1860s as one of a pair of privately owned Italianate-style mansions and later expand-

and subsequently as the Police Athletic League, the building sat idle and deteriorated for several decades before being acquired by John Traynor and partners, Gary Bartlett and Chuck London. More than just a destination venue, HMAC is a symbol of endurance and entrepreneurial spirit, while add-ing enormously to the ongoing revitalization of Midtown and its Third Street cor-ridor.

The Manor on Front, 2909 N. Front Street

Built in 1928 for Harrisburg attorney Arthur Hull

Tudor-styled home was designed by Harrisburg architect Clayton Lappley. Popularly deemed as one of Front Street’s most beautiful mansions, it had fallen into neglect and was slated for de-molition. Strong advocacy from Historic Har-risburg helped to thwart this calamity resulting in the property’s rescue by Mike and Sally Wil-son who have c o m p l e t e d i ts restora-tion into the phenomenal “Manor on Front” Bed and Break-fast.


Development Devan Drabik assumed that position in almost the same month she was elected HHA board president (AND became a Midtown homeown-er!). Among her many duties, Devan has launched the Midtown Business Group, a consortium of business own-ers and leaders of organizations in Midtown who are addressing mutual interests and goals with facilitation di-rect from City Hall. The group’s May 19 meeting is at HHA.

Throughout the City, key indicators point to Harrisburg’s rising fortunes. Real estate sales are picking up. Developers are getting busier, especially with downtown projects (see related story on page 3). New businesses and restaurants are opening. And, perhaps most importantly, there is a renewed spirit of optimism that is spread-ing! Sometimes, local negativity can be our

But consider these:

• Harrisburg this year was ranked among the “the best places to live in America” by no less an authority than “U.S. News and World Report.” On the magazine’s list of the top 100 cities in America, Harrisburg came in at #25, edging out Honolulu (#26) and eclipsing Pittsburgh (#47). The write-up noted Harrisburg’s “…rich history with numerous muse-ums and historic sites…” and “…varied and sometimes quirky restaurants and

taverns…” These are elements that al-ways make a community more livable; Historic Harrisburg has long played a role in promoting these important urban amenities.

• Recently, in a talk to the Rotary Club of Harrisburg, Lawrance Binda, the edi-tor in chief of “The Burg,” enumerated the many positive attributes of Harris-burg that induced him to relocate here from Washington D.C. when he was looking for a place to launch a monthly magazine several years ago. Binda em-phasized the Susquehanna Riverfront (he is a runner) and the historic neigh-borhoods (he lives on Front Street in Midtown). Binda also noted two tenets of his journalistic philosophy: to always be truthful and to present positive news when it happens. The Burg has grown in size and in print run doing just that.

Historic Harrisburg invites everyone to em-brace this wave of positivity and improve-ment! Participate! Be active! Do your part to help bring about the brightest possible future for our fair City.

Sincerely,

David Jenkins MorrisonActing Executive Director

Thanks to our Sponsors!

Historic Harrisburg gratefully acknowledges sponsorship sup-port provided by the following individuals and organizations:

Sloan and Susan Auchincloss

Enders Insurance Associates

Homeland Center and Homeland Hospice

Peggy A. Grove

Penn National Insurance

WCI Partners, LP

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Historic Harrisburg Association

ANNUAL MEETINGTuesday, June 7, 2016 @ 5:30PM

Historic Harrisburg Association1230 N. Third Street

Election of Officers and Directors All HHA Members Have a Vote


Jayne & Lawrence Abrams

Allison Hill Hook and Ladder #1

Donald & Anne Alsedek

Irene C. Baird, D. Ed

Barbara Barksdale

Donald Barnett

Michael Barton

Brian Bereschak

Lawrance Binda

Russell A. Boggs & John H. Bookwalter, Jr.

Brickbox Enterprises, LTD

Donald Brown

David Butcher

M. Eileen Carson

Connor Design-Build LLC

Thomas S. Cook

P I L L A R S

Capitals and Pillar MembersHISTORIC HARRISBURG ASSOCIATION has an active membership of over 1000 individuals, businesses and other supporters. We gratefully acknowledge the support of all members, especially those who have contributed at the following gift levels:

IONIC CAPITALS

DORIC CAPITALS Shirley Aichele

Bill & Jane Allis

David Bronstein, D.O.

Patricia Cameron

Civic Club of Harrisburg

Robert Coldren

Raymond J. Davis

Delores Doud

John Enos

Highland Gardens

Douglas & Amy Hill

Deborah Hughes, Esq & John Kern

The Honorable Hannah Leavitt & Jack Krill

David & Gwen Lehman

Steve MacDonald & Mary Warner

Dan Miller & Carl Bechdel

Eric Papenfuse & Catherine Lawrence

Charles Peguese & David Hoffman

Pennsylvania Downtown Center

William & Marion Alexander

Anne Cameron

City House Bed and Breakfast

Tom & Jonelle Darr

William & Susannah Rothman

Select Capital Commercial Properties

Faye Shannon

Ellen Siddons

Simply Stated Architecture, P.C.

David W. Volkman

William Penn Social Associates

Dimitri & Pauline Zozos

Sloan & Susan Auchincloss

George & Carol Case

Enders Insurance Associates

Peggy A. Grove

Louise Hepschmidt

Cordier Auctions & Appraisals

Beth Cornell

James Cowden, Esq.

Cumberland Stained Glass inc.

William & Mary Lou Dallam

Dauphin County Library System

Bryan Davis

J. Michael Davis

Bob Deibler

Jay & Sandee Delozier

Dering Consulting Group

Carl Dickson

Christopher Dietz & Alexander Reber

Gina M. Douty

Devan Drabik

Vincent & Kristen Dubesky

Jacque’ & Joe Egresitz

James & Ann Elliott

Mark & Cindy Essig

Thomas Finn & William Hapeman

Vince & Wendy Fogarty

Friends of Midtown Inc.

G.W. Wilson Inc.

Kathy Gates

Lois Lehrman Grass

Elaine Groff

Ted Hanson

Harrisburg Area YMCA, East Shore Branch

Harrisburg Hilton & Towers

Harrisburg Redevelopment Authority

Maxine Haynes

Erik Hein

CORINTHIAN CAPITALS Homeland Center and

Homeland Hospice

Donald & Marney Lappley

David J. Morrison

Penn National Insurance

Penny Legal, LLC

Valk Manufacturing Company

WCI Partners, LP

Christopher A. Zyroll

The McInroy-Sheffer People Trust

Joan V. Morrison

PinnacleHealth System

Red Door Consignment Gallery

Leigh-Anne Reitze

Jinny Springen

Stacia & David Zewe


P I L L A R S c o n t i n u e d …Justin & Erin Heinly

Sue Hetrick

Nicholas Hughes

Calobe Jackson, Jr.

Elizabeth Johnson & Dan Deibler

James Jones & Sandra

Ray Kasper & Susan Fortini

Guy Kehler & Lindsay Mills

Norman & Hanna Kelker

Alan Kennedy-Shaffer

Lee Knepp

Arnold B. Kogan

Norman & Pat Lacasse

David Ledermann

M. Kent Leid & Kay Packer Leid

Kathy Lemke

Thomas Leonard & Janet Day

Letum, Inc.

Matthew & Rachel Lewis

Andrea Lowery

Jonathan Lee Mansch

Peter & Shirley Marks

Carl Marshall & Michael Harper

Mary E. Martindale

Vern & Kristen McKissick

Mark & Jane Mendlow

David & Margaret Messner

Miller Mutual Group

Luther Milspaw & Judge Jeannine Turgeon

Ann & Kurt Myers

Spencer & Helen Nauman

NRG Energy Center

Dana Olsen & Holly Krajsa

Hava Pell & Michael Kline

J. Marc Kurowski

Lindabeth Parker

William S. Pierce, MD

Frank & Barbara Pinto

Bernie Pupo

Corinne Rebinski

Desmond & Madeline Reilly

Peter & Kathryn Ressler

Henry Rhoads

Jefferson Rougeau & Steven R. Creps

Pauline Rubendall

Salm United Church of Christ

Charles & Margaret Schenck

Marjorie M. Sherman

Elizabeth Shevitz

Lenwood Sloan

Jessie L. Smith

Alyce & Morton Spector

St. Stephen's Episcopal Cathedral

Camille Stolz

Charles & Elizabeth Stone

Mary Beth & Michael Stringent

Patricia Stringer

Elaine Strokoff

Robin & Jeb Stuart

Studio 4 Showroom

Terry & Carolyn Summers

Olivia Susskind

The State Museum of Pennsylvania

Doris and Rob Ulsh

Kenneth Umbenhauer

Michael & Hilary Walsh

Marian Warden

Gregg & Rita Warner

Shawn Westhafer & Hana Rosen-Westhafer

Robert & Eileen Young

Robert Zeigler R.A.

Judith Zerbe

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