The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill (PSCH) is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Founded in 1972 by Ida Friday (wife of William Friday) and Georgia Kyser (wife of Kay Kyser), the society works to save and restore Chapel Hill's natural and man-made, historic artifacts. PSCH is heavily involved in the preservation of local murals, rock walls, historic neighborhoods, and important local structures. In addition, the group works with the Town of Chapel Hill and other local governments to promote government zoning of historic locales and districts, and it promotes legislation that could aid conservationist efforts. To further increase the town's enthusiasm about its history, the society periodically gives tours of Chapel Hill's salient historic landmarks.
The logo of The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill, as it appears on its brochures and advertising.[1]
The Preservation Society is headquartered in the Horace Williams House, the only historic site in Chapel Hill open to the public year round.[citation needed] At this location, the organization hosts a variety of community events and art exhibitions, including theatrical productions, book readings, community art showings, musical performances, and "lunchbox" lectures.
Historyedit
Professor Henry Horace Williams, owner of the Horace Williams House, was a professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1890 until his death in 1940. After his death, his house was bequeathed to UNC, and it was eventually restored to its current condition in 1974. Construction of the house began around 1840, and the house was finished in its early stages by Benjamin Hendrick in 1854. The house then went through a series of prominent owners- Professor H. Hosea Smith acquired the house in 1857, and University President George T. Winston acquired it in 1879. Horace Williams, finally, gained possession of the property in 1897. Later structural additions to the house were completed in the 1850s and 1880s.
preservation, society, chapel, hill, psch, exempt, nonprofit, organization, located, chapel, hill, north, carolina, founded, 1972, friday, wife, william, friday, georgia, kyser, wife, kyser, society, works, save, restore, chapel, hill, natural, made, historic,. The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill PSCH is a tax exempt nonprofit organization located in Chapel Hill North Carolina Founded in 1972 by Ida Friday wife of William Friday and Georgia Kyser wife of Kay Kyser the society works to save and restore Chapel Hill s natural and man made historic artifacts PSCH is heavily involved in the preservation of local murals rock walls historic neighborhoods and important local structures In addition the group works with the Town of Chapel Hill and other local governments to promote government zoning of historic locales and districts and it promotes legislation that could aid conservationist efforts To further increase the town s enthusiasm about its history the society periodically gives tours of Chapel Hill s salient historic landmarks The logo of The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill as it appears on its brochures and advertising 1 Contents 1 Horace Williams House 2 History 3 References 4 External linksHorace Williams House edit nbsp The Horace Williams HouseThe Preservation Society is headquartered in the Horace Williams House the only historic site in Chapel Hill open to the public year round citation needed At this location the organization hosts a variety of community events and art exhibitions including theatrical productions book readings community art showings musical performances and lunchbox lectures History editProfessor Henry Horace Williams owner of the Horace Williams House was a professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1890 until his death in 1940 After his death his house was bequeathed to UNC and it was eventually restored to its current condition in 1974 Construction of the house began around 1840 and the house was finished in its early stages by Benjamin Hendrick in 1854 The house then went through a series of prominent owners Professor H Hosea Smith acquired the house in 1857 and University President George T Winston acquired it in 1879 Horace Williams finally gained possession of the property in 1897 Later structural additions to the house were completed in the 1850s and 1880s References edit murals in Chapel Hill by artist Michael J BrownExternal links editHomepage Flickr Page Preservation News Blog Preservation North Carolina Homepage Mural Partnership Page The Education of Horace Williams35 55 04 N 79 02 43 W 35 9178 N 79 0452 W 35 9178 79 0452 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill amp oldid 1196580333, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
