Community Champion: Wilkes-Barré Preservation Society
Historic Preservation is identifying, protecting, and enhancing buildings, places, and objects of historical and cultural significance. Historic pr...
Historic Preservation is identifying, protecting, and enhancing buildings, places, and objects of historical and cultural significance. Historic preservation also helps to shape local identity and gives one a sense of place. Since 2003, Wilkes-Barré Preservation Society's mission is to promote the architectural and social history of Wilkes-Barre. In December of 2003 and 2004, Tony Brooks, Betsy Bell Condron, Lisa Griffiths and Harry Haas hosted Victorian-themed tours of the downtown mansions. Over the years, thousands have enjoyed architectural walking tours of Wilkes-Barre's River Street Historic District, Luzerne County Court House and social history tours of Hollenback Cemetery.