At PHW’s Annual Meeting on Sunday, eight winners were drawn from a pool of 30 correct entrants. The lucky winners are:
- Dalton Youngbor of Winchester, recipient of a $20 gift certificate to Bluebells, $25 gift certificate to the Village Square, and a pack of PHW note cards.
- Mary Tucker of Winchester, recipient of a $20 gift certificate to Bluebells, $25 gift certificate to the Espresso Bar and Cafe, and a pack of PHW note cards.
- Robin Grenke of Stephens City, recipient of a $20 gift certificate to Bluebells, $25 gift certificate to Piccadilly’s Public House and Restaurant, and a pack of PHW note cards.
- Tina Huse of Winchester, recipient of a $20 gift certificate to Bluebells, $30 gift certificate to the Dancing Goat Restaurant at the George Washington Hotel, and a pack of oversized postcards of Edward Beyer’s “A View of Winchester” from PHW.
- Crystal Dunn of Winchester, recipient of a $25 gift certificate to the Village Market Bistro, a two CD set of the audio guided driving tour “Follow the Apple Trail,” and the book Beside a Valley Road by Stewart Bell, Jr.
- Whip Dutton of Winchester, recipient of a Winchester T-shirt from the Winchester-Frederick County Visitor’s Center, $25 gift certificate to The Final Yard, and a pack of PHW note cards.
- Marilyn Heath of Winchester, recipient of a $25 gift certificate to Brewbakers and a small framed watercolor of the downtown by Eugene Smith.
- The DeWitt family of Winchester, recipient of a five person pass to the Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum and the book Winchester: Limestone, Sycamores & Architecture from PHW.
Many thanks are due to the Winchester Star for its generous sponsorship of the contest form in the newspaper and the Old Town Development Board for gathering the excellent slate of prizes. Special thanks are also due to the businesses of Old Town Winchester who donated prizes: Bluebells, Brewbakers Restaurant, The Dancing Goat Restaurant, Espresso Bar and Cafe, The Final Yard, Eugene B. Smith Gallery, Piccadilly’s Public House and Restaurant, The Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum, The Village Market Bistro, The Village Square, and The Winchester-Frederick County Visitor’s Center.
The elements on the treasure hunt are:
- Brick cornice and entablature at Piccadilly Printing Co., 32 E. Piccadilly St.
- Grate under front porch, Godfrey Miller Home, 28 S. Loudoun St.
- Hiram Masonic Lodge pediment, 118 N. Loudoun St.
- Rouss City Hall, construction date block, 15 N. Cameron St.
- George Washington Hotel, decorative belt course, 103 E. Piccadilly St.
- Door knocker, 157 N. Loudoun St. (A second eagle door knocker was found by intrepid treasure hunters at 108 W. Cork St.)
- Wachovia, parapet decorative elements, 201 N. Loudoun St.
- Union Jack Pub, Lion’s head parapet cap, 101 N. Loudoun St.
- Luciole, construction date in lunette above the Cork St. side window, 139-141 S. Loudoun St.
- Murphy Beverage Company, bull’s eye window block, 167 N. Loudoun St.
- Fanlight and window, the Weaver Building, 1-3 S. Loudoun St.
- Espresso Bar and Cafe, window hood, 163-165 N. Loudoun St.
This contest was so much fun we’re planning to host another soon. Keep an eye out for another architectural treasure hunt this fall!