The History of PHW

Preservation of Historic Winchester celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014-2015. As part of the celebration, PHW produced a series of blog posts and a brief video as an introduction to the organization's history.


Watch the History of PHW Video

Read the History of PHW Blog Series

  1. ♦ Before Preservation, Parking Was King in Winchester

  2. ♦ The Conrad House, Second Oldest Building in Town

  3. ♦ The Conrad House Versus City Council

  4. ♦ The Winchester Committee for Historic Preservation

  5. ♦ PHW's List of Worthy Buildings

  6. ♦ A Flood of Letters Leads to a Historic Meeting

  7. ♦ Education Becomes PHW's Mission

  8. ♦ Fundraising Saves South Braddock Street Home

  9. ♦ The Projects That Got Away

  10. ♦ The Jennings Revolving Fund

  11. ♦ The Simon Lauck House

  12. ♦ Surveying for the Historic District

  13. ♦ The Holiday House Tour

  14. ♦ Moving in to 8 East Cork Street

  15. ♦ Winchester: Limestone, Sycamores & Architecture

  16. ♦ PHW Is Gifted the Lucille Lozier House

  17. ♦ Activities and Events of the 1970s

  18. ♦ The Revolving Fund at the End of 1979

  19. ♦ PHW's 15th Anniversary

  20. ♦ The History of Old John Kerr

  21. ♦ New Life Comes to Old John Kerr

  22. ♦ The Godfrey and Peter Miller Houses

  23. ♦ Architectural Walking Tours Shed Light on the Downtown

  24. ♦ The Downtown Crisis of the 1980s

  25. ♦ The Assessments of Downtown

  26. ♦ The Huntsberry Building

  27. ♦ 215 S. Loudoun Rehabilitation

  28. ♦ The Funk and Fuller Properties

  29. ♦ PHW Combats Gentrification

  30. ♦ Field Trip to Staunton

  31. ♦ PHW's Silver Anniversary

  32. ♦ Hexagon House Gala

  33. ♦ The History of the Kurtz Building

  34. ♦ PHW Leases the Kurtz

  35. ♦ A Plan to Save the Kurtz

  36. ♦ Kurtz Contracts, Architects, Directors, Demolition Parties, and Fundraising

  37. ♦ The Kurtz: County Options and Welcome to the Welcome Center

  38. ♦ Kurtz Cultural Center Programs

  39. ♦ The End of an Era

  40. ♦ A Reorganized and Revitalized PHW

  41. ♦ PHW's 50th Anniversary Celebration