Events 2009



VSA Greater Chicago Chapter - Open House
By Mr. Robert Furhoff and the Richard Nickel Committee
Saturday, June 20, 2009
11.00 AM to 3:00 PM | Lunch at noon

At 3152 N. Cambridge Ave., Chicago, IL

Held in this recently restored 1890's Richardsonian limestone residence, Robert Furhoff will share his experiences in research and restoration of the 19th Century interior.

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University of Virginia Adult Travel & Learn Program - 22nd Seminar
English Architecture, Art and Gardens in the Age of Jefferson
Oxford University, England
"The English garden is ‘the article in which [that country] excels all the earth.”  - Thomas Jefferson

Richard Guy Wilson invites you to join him for a week at Oxford University August 9-15, 2009, to explore Thomas Jefferson’s relationship with the English aesthetic.  Through lectures, walks through Oxford, living within the gardens of Merton College, and visits to palaces, homes, gardens, and public buildings that Jefferson visited, we will  develop a richer understanding of English architecture, art, gardens and design and the influence they have had on Jefferson’s famous buildings, homes and gardens here in the. U.S.

For information on this University of Virginia Adult Travel & Learn Program, their 22nd Seminar at Oxford, please visit English Art, Architecture and Gardens in the Age of Jefferson. You can also contact the U.Va. School of Continuing & Professional Studies directly at 800-346-3882 or 434-243-2277.

Richard Guy Wilson is Director of the VSA Newport Summer School, Commonwealth Professor’s Chair in Architectural History and the Chair of the Department of Architectural History at the University of Virginia.

http://www.virginia.edu/travelandlearn


The 2009 Annual Meeting and Dinner
Only active Alumni are eligible to attend the Annual Meeting and Dinner.

The 2009 Annual Meeting and Dinner will be hosted by Alumna Chris Szczesny-Adams and her husband Christopher Adams, also an Alumni, at their Queen Anne home on Friday, May 15 from 6 PM to 9 PM.
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The Frederich R. Buell Residence
2726 E. Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee

The Frederich R. Buell Residence (1899) in the Kenwood Park-Prospect Hill Historic District was designed by architect Elmer Grey (1871-1963). This was Grey’s first commission completed after leaving the architecture firm of George B. Ferry and Alfred C. Clas, one of Milwaukee’s preeminent firms that designed the Milwaukee Public Library and the Frederick Pabst Mansion (Ferry). The house is Queen Anne in style with unique features that reflect Grey’s personal interest in developing an “inventive and indigenous American architecture.” Expanding on the Queen Anne style, Grey’s transitional design reflected his interest in the Arts and Crafts movement with beamed ceilings, expansive windows, integrated spaces, and a practical living arrangement. By 1904, Grey had left Milwaukee and set up a practice in Pasadena, California. He is better known for his Southern California designs as they were discussed by Gustav Stickley’s The Craftsman, yet the ideals that are highlighted in The Craftsman were already present in the designs that Grey completed in the Buell residence and other homes around Milwaukee.

Bus transportation will be provided from and back to the Pfister Hotel.

A $50 fee is payable by check or cash at the event. Proceeds will benefit the Summer Schools Scholarship Fund.

RSVP Nancy Golden at goldendirect@aol.com or at 805 563-2315. Advance reservations are required.

 

The Victorian Society in America Washington Metropolitan Chapter
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and the Alumni Association of the VSA Summer Schools

— invite prospective students for the 2009 VSA London and Newport Summer Schools to the Summerville Mansion on Columbia Road NW, DC for a recruiting reception with illustrated talks and information.

Friday, January 23, 2009 7:00 pm
2007 Columbia Road, NW, Washington D.C.

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SUMMER SCHOOLS 2009 | THREE PROMOTIONAL EVENTS
 


The Alumni Association of the Victorian Society Summer Schools..

..invites you to an exclusive private tour of the Loeb House, one of the most exceptional examples of the American Aesthetic style of architecture and interior design in America, that has been restored to its 1880’s appearance. 

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
4-6 PM

41 East 72nd Street (on the North side of 72nd between Park & Madison)

Hosts: Mr. & Mrs. Michael Loeb
Docents: Summer Schools Alumna Mimi Findlay, Interiors Historian, David Scott Parker, Architect

Reception: Summer Schools Alumina Pauline Metcalf has graciously offered to host a wine and cheese reception after the tour at her apartment at 19 East 88 Street (on the North West Corner at Madison and 88th Street), Apt. 11 D

$35 for the Tour, $50 for the Tour & Reception. Fees to benefit Scholarships for the Summer Schools.

RSVP: Jill Marie Lord, Alumni Association Membership Secretary, 212 533-1930, jillmlord@earthlink.net

Loeb House

Margie and Michael Loeb spent eight years restoring to impeccable standards the Mayer 1882 townhouse on East 72nd Street. From 1998 to 2004 the Loebs met weekly with their team – David Scott Parker, architect, Mimi Findlay, interiors historian, and Traditional Line, contractors - to carefully adapt the house to contemporary family use while preserving and recreating the 1880’s Aesthetic interiors. Built on land sold by Charles L Tiffany and contemporary in date with the construction of the Park Avenue Armory, this five-story house features important furnishings and interiors based on commissions executed by the Herter Brothers, Louis C. Tiffany and Associated Artists, and Daniel Pabst.  Featured in the Music Room is marquetry wainscoting originally made by Herter Brothers for the home of Theodore Roosevelt’s family. The Parlor ceiling, done to resemble gilded mosaic tesserae, is based on a Herter Brothers commission for the Oliver Ames house in Boston, and is identical to the ceiling in J.P. Morgan’s library.


An Introduction to the Summer School Programs And Reception
Friday, January 16, 2009
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

At Richard Reutlinger’s Home
824 Grove Street, San Francisco

Bay Area Alumni of the Victorian Society in America Summer Schools are urged to bring potential candidates for the Victorian Society Summer Schools to the reception.

The evening will include:

  • A chance to see Richard Reutlinger’s historic Burne/Reutlinger Mansion that was featured in Antiques Magazine in August 2005
  • A presentation highlighting sites featured on past Summer School itineraries;
  • Information on admission and scholarships to the Summer School Programs;
  • Light refreshments

Graduate students, curators, historic house administrators, architects, interior designers, and anyone with an interest in the arts and culture of the Victorian era are invited to apply to the Summer School Programs.

Dates for the 2007 programs are:

Newport Summer School: May 29 – June 7, 2009
London Summer School: July 11 – July 26, 2009

The Summer School Programs focus on architecture, the decorative arts, and preservation and feature lectures by experts in these fields and numerous site visits. Sites visited on past Summer School Program itineraries include:

  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • William Morris’s Red House
  • The Royal Pavilion, Brighton
  • The Newport “Cottages”
  • H.H. Richardson in N. Easton
  • Isaac Bell House

Visit www.victoriansociety.org for links to the Summer Schools and the Alumni Association of the Victorian Society Summer Schools.

Co-sponsored by Richard Reutlinger & Hank Dunlop
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Alumni Association of Victorian Society Summer Schools

Admission: Free

Please RSVP to Richard Reutlinger 415 346-8669 or Hank Dunlop 415 285-4633, hdunlop@yahoo.com


The Victorian Society in America/New England Chapter
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Alumni Association of the Victorian Society Summer School

Cordially invite you to a Post Holiday Reception at the Home of Ellen Marie Demeter

Sunday, January 11th, 2009
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Snelling House (1869)
290 Beacon Street, Back Bay, Boston

Please join us for an evening of great company, delicious refreshments, vibrant holiday decorations, fine antiques and an opportunity to find out about:

2009 Victorian Society Summer School Programs in London, England and Newport, Rhode Island
(brief testimonials by alumni will be offered)

Graduate students, curators, historic house administrators, architects, interior designers, and anyone with an interest in the arts and culture of the Victorian era are invited to apply to the Summer School Programs. Dates for the 2009 programs are:

Newport Summer School: May 29 – June 7, 2009

London Summer School: July 11 – 26, 2009

The Summer School Programs focus on architecture, the decorative arts, and preservation and feature lectures by experts in these fields and numerous site visits. Sites visited on past Summer School Program itineraries include:

  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • William Morris’s Red House
  • The Royal Pavilion, Brighton
  • The Newport “Cottages”
  • H.H. Richardson in N. Easton
  • Isaac Bell House

Visit www.victoriansociety.org for links to the Summer Schools and the Alumni Association of the Victorian Society Summer Schools.

Admission: $15 VSS/NE members/ $20 Non Members

Please RSVP Ed Gordon 617-789-3927 by Friday January 9th.


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