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Socialwhirl.com is honored to present
The Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society
Bruce Harbour, President 2010-2011
Dr. Marian Ann Montgomery, Executive Director
From this Home Page, you can connect to all of the PCHPS special events Party Pics and press releases.
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| Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society meets at the historic Crow Holdings Building |
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| Emily Lasko, architect, Crow Holdings; Dr. Robert McClelland, featured speaker; Sandra Cude, PCHPS president 2009-2010. |
Bruce Harbour, PCHPS President 2010-2011 and his wife, Jan. |
Exciting Announcements at Park Cities Historic & Preservation Society’s Holiday Party |
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The Park Cities Historic & Preservation Society’s holiday party was at the beautifully restored and remodeled home of Cindy and David Brewer on Beverly Drive. Guests commented that it was wonderful to see how the Brewers had retained beautiful architectural elements, such as a large stained glass window, in the expansion of the original home to meet the needs of their family.
(Bunny Tibbals, PCHPS Board Member; Sandra Cude, President, PCHPS; Jill Goldberg, Secretary, PCHPS.
Photo by Dana Driensky
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| In a major update, Dr. Marian Ann Montgomery, Executive Director, PCHPS, said, “We are delighted to report that Highland Park Mayor Bill Seay and Highland Park Town Manager Bill Lindley have shared with us a proposed voluntary preservation ordinance. This is a huge indication of the importance they place on the history of our community and we look forward to working with them to see that a preservation ordinance is implemented.” |
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Park Cities Historic & Preservation Society presents check from 2009 Home Tour to Dallas Heritage Village |
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Members of the Board of PCH&PS presented funds from the 2009 Home Tour to Dallas Heritage Village staff Melissa Prycor, Director of Education and Gary Smith, Executive Director, for the Park Cities House in their collection, which was the second home built in the Park Cities. Sandra Cude, President of PCH&PS, Bruce Harbor, President-Elect of PCH&PS and Cynthia Beaird, Chair of the 2009 Home Tour and Chair of the Board of PCH&PS are pictured here.
(Courtesy photo.)
Details and photos here ... |
Park Cities Historic & Preservation Society Meeting at University Park City Hall |
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September 29, 2009 - The Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society had their first member meeting Monday evening, September 28, 2009 at the newly remodeled University Park City Hall.
Bob Livingston, City Manager of University Park outlined how the needs of University Park have changed since the City Hall building was built in 1924.
He discussed the efforts to maintain the Governor’s Palace at Colonial Williamsburg style of architecture which was incorporated into the building in 1955. |
David Wright, Sandra Cude, Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society President |
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The Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society
The roots of Park Cities Historic & Preservation Society (PCHPS) reach back to 1982 with the creation of Park Cities Historical Society to preserve, protect and promote the historic, cultural and aesthetic attributes and traditions of the Park Cities. The Society originally was active in four distinct areas of historical interest:
- an extensive photographic survey of Park Cities residences
- a landmark designation program for buildings and sites
- an educational program about the history and heritage of the Park Cities
- saving one of the Park Cities' oldest homes by moving it to Old City Park
Founded in 2000, Preservation Park Cities worked to preserve the character and legacy of our community, encompassing the preservation of our trees, parks, and pedestrian-friendly streets.
This organization also instituted a recognition program for preservation-minded homeowners, an annual Historic Home Tour attended by over 1,000 people each year, and a survey of a portion of the Hackberry Creek neighborhood for possible Texas Historic Preservation designation.
In 2006 the Historical Society and Preservation Park Cities recognized that they were working for similar purposes and merged. Together the organizations have recognized over 150 homes and building sites, through rigorous evaluation, with bronze plaques posted on each site.
The current community-led Society is an active, cohesive organization that continues to protect and promote the historic, architectural, cultural and aesthetic legacy of the Park Cities.
Contact Information: PCHPS: 25 Highland Park Village, Suite 100 Box 286, Dallas, TX 75205. Phone: 214-528-0021 info@pchps.org
www.pchps.org
Hi res images and complete home descriptions available from Sharon Adams, Publicist. |
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