Events
MARCH 2012
INTERIOR DESIGNING
Green and Reusable Materials
Thursday March 8, 2012 at 7:30pm
City of Hyattsville’s
Multipurpose Room
4310 Gallatin St.
Hyattsville, MD 20781
All are welcome.
BOARD MEETING
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 7pm
5004 42nd Avenue
Hyattsville, MD, 20781
For Information please call: 301.699.5440
or e-mail: hpahyattsville@hotmail.com
All are welcome.
FEBRUARY 2012
Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 7pm
5004 42nd Avenue
Hyattsville, Maryland, 20781
For Information please call:
301.699.5440
or e-mail: hpahyattsville@hotmail.com
Aging Gracefully Together:
How to adapt your home for aging in place.
Find out about MD historic tax credits.
An overview of how an older home can be adapted to serve future needs while keeping the integrity of its architecture to the greatest extent possible. Maryland Historical Trust staff will be on hand to explain the Historic Tax Credit program.
A question and answer session will follow the presentation.
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 7:30 pm
The City Of Hyattsville’s Municipal Bldg.
4310 Gallatin Street
Hyattsville, MD 20781
JANUARY 2012
Annual Holiday Party
Join friends and new neighbors. Bring appetizers to share
and your HPA membership renewal check and pick up
your 2012 Contractor Card.
Saturday, January 7, 2012 from 7-10pm
Fox’s Barn
5011 42nd Ave.
Hyattsville, MD 20781
For information please call:
301.699.5440
Board Meeting
Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 7pm
5004 42nd Avenue
Hyattsville, Maryland, 20781
For Information please call:
301.699.5440
or e-mail: hpahyattsville@hotmail.com
November 2011
JEWELS OR JUNK…?
Find out if your attic holds treasures or….?
Saturday, November 5, 2011, 9am – Noon
Multi-Purpose Room – City Building
4310 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, MD 20781
Mr. Tom Weschler from Weschler’s auction house will evaluate your items
in an “Antiques Road Show” type program right here in Hyattsville!
Limit 2 items per household
No antiquities, books, foreign coins, stamps or firearms PLEASE.
$5 for HPA members in good standing
$10 for non-members
Reservations are recommended
please call: 301.699.5440 or e-mail: hpahyattsville@hotmail.com
October 2011
CELEBRATE FALL
A walk to view and learn about
Hyattsville’s beautiful and aging tree canopy.
Sunday, October 2, 2011, 3:30 – 5pm
MICHAEL RAYBURN, Arborist at the National Arboretum, Member of the Shade Tree Board and
Hyattsville resident will lead the walk. In case of rain Michael will be available for questions and good tips for tree planting, care and preservation of our old trees.
3:30 pm refreshments
4:00 pm start our walk
Please call 301.699.0440 for address of starting point
May 2011
32nd Annual Historic Hyattsville House Tour
Sunday, May 15, 2011, 1-5pm contact: Krista Atteberry (301) 699-0847
March 2011
Have you noticed our city’s diminishing tree canopy and that our stately shade tees are aging? Wonder what a property owner can do to extend the life of aging or stressed trees?
Join us for presentation by the National Arboretum’s tree expert Dr. Richard T. Olsen on the preservation of our existing tree canopy and recommendation to property owners that help preserve our aging trees and with what species to replenish our tree canopy.
For more details on Dr. Olsen visit:
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Research/~rto.html
Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 7:30pm
City of Hyattsville, Prangley Room, Municipal Building
4310 Galatin Street, Hyattsville, MD 20781
For more information please call 301.699.5440
or e-mail:
hpahyattsville@hotmail.com
February 2011
Save Money When Renovating Your House!
February 10, 2011 7:30pm City of Hyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin St., Hyattsville, MD 20781
Join us for an Historic Tax Credit Seminar with Neil Junker of O’Connell and Associates.
Mr. Junker has ten years of field experience, preparing over 100 tax credit applications for owners of historic homes. His firm has prepared about ten applications for residents of Hyattsville. More information on O’Connell and Associates can be found at oconnellandassociates.com
For Information please call: 301.699.3849 or e-mail: hpahyattsville@hotmail.com
January 2011
Annual HPA Holiday Party!
Saturday, January 8, 2011 7–10pm at HPA President Kimberly Schmidt’s Home “Fox’s Barn” 5011 42nd Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781
Join old friends and meet new neighbors interested in historic preservation in Hyattsville! New members and guests are welcome. Bring a dish to share, your HPA membership renewal check for 2011 and pick up your 2011 Membership card needed to take advantage of some contractor discounts.
For Information please call: 301.699.3849 or e-mail: hpahyattsville@hotmail.com
How To Research Your Home’s History
Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 7:30pm at City of Hyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, MD, 20781
University of Maryland’s School of Architecture Master’s degree candidates are researching 11 historically significant houses in Hyattsville. Come and learn more about “how to” conduct research on your home in the historic district.
October 2010
Jewels or Junk?
Saturday, October 30, 2010, 11am-1pm at City of Hyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, MD, 20781
Mr. Tom Weschler appraiser of Weschler’s auction house will be on hand to evaluate your items in an “Antiques Road Show” type event right here in Hyattsville!
Weschler’s has been an auction tradition in the Nation’s Capital for almost 120 years, earning a reputation of trust and reliability. As one of the nation’s leading auctioneers, appraisers and as Washington D.C.’s only auction house, Weschler’s has been in the unique position to auction property from many prominent local estates such as Katherine Graham and furnishings from the Barney Studio House.
Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday October 21, 2010, 7:30pm at Fox’s Barn, 5011 42nd Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781
New members and guests are always welcome!
Historic Hyattsville House Tour May 2011: How Can You Be Involved? & Information Session: Regarding New Federal Laws Pertaining to Home Improvement Projects and Lead-Based Paint
Thursday, October 14, 2010, 7:30pm at City of Hyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin St, Hyattsville, MD
Interested in helping with the May 15, 2011 Historic Hyattsville House Tour? Come and find out what it entails to possibly have your house featured on the tour or volunteer for this annual fun HPA event in another way! Also new federal laws are now in effect pertaining to renovation, repair, and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in pre-1978 homes. Come hear an expert outline what homeowner’s need to know.
September 2010
Splashdown Party!
Sunday, September 12, 2010, 4:00 to 7:00pm at the home of Dyann Waugh and Robert Croslin
4004 Kennedy Street Hyattsville, MD 20781
301.699.0867
Please bring a dish to share, your bathing suit and towel and a garden chair. HPA will provide
fried chicken, sodas & paper goods.
June 2010
HPA’s Annual Membership Meeting
Thursday, June 10, 2010, at 7:30pm at City of Hyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, MD, 20781
May 2010
The 31st Historic Hyattsville House Tour
Sunday, May 16th 2010, 1:00-5:00pm starting at The City of Hyattsville’s Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, MD 20781
The self-guided tour will include 9 sites and feature a large, secluded Queen Anne house, charming bungalows with restored interiors, and an 1897 home designated as a Prince George’s County Historic Site.
March 2010
HPA Board Meeting
March 10th, 2010 at 7:30pm at Fox’s Barn, 5011 42nd Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781
New members and guests are always welcome!
Historic Gardens: a joint meeting with the Hyattsville Preservation Association and the University Park Historical Preservation
Tuesday, March 16th 7:30-9:00pm at Association Custis Hall of Riverdale Presbyterian Church, 6513 Queen’s Chapel Road
Join our University Park neighbors for a presentation by Carol Shomette on the historical gardens of Rosalie Steirs Calvert, the “Mistress of Riversdale.” Meet neighbors also interested in historic preservation and gardening!
January 2010
HPA Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 7:30pm at Fox’s Barn, 5011 42nd Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781
New members and guests are always welcome!
Annual HPA Holiday Party!
Saturday, January 9, 2010, 7-10pm at Fox’s Barn, 5011 42nd Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781
December 2009
Creating a Pattern Book for Hyattsville
December 15, 7:30pm at City of Hyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, MD, 20781
The final presentation by master’s degree candidates in Historic Preservation at UMD’s School of Architecture on the final version of the Style Guide for Historic Hyattsville. The guide will help homeowners to understand the historic development of Hyattsville, provide maps of the historic district that illustrates the changing landscape of the district. It will offer recommendations and information to help property owners preserve and maintain their historic homes.
November 2009
Greening your This Old Hyattsville House
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 7:30pm starting at 4100 Gallatin Street.
Two Hyattsville homes, recently updated with green renovations, will be open.
HPA Board Meeting
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 7:30pm at Fox’s Barn, 5011 42nd Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781
New members and guests are always welcome!