In 1992, Judith Harvey fell in love with a dilapidated historic landmark that would eventually become her home. After years of restoration, she turned Heathside Cottage into a showplace with the intention of preserving the 1855 Gothic Revival Cottage for the enjoyment of future generations. To accomplish that goal, in 2000, she ... Read More
Tony and Mary Ann Kopczynski never had a lot of money, but for more than a decade they were rolling in dough. That’s because in 1985 the couple purchased and ran Pizza Plus, a small pizza manufacturing business in McKees Rocks. “For 25 years, I was district sales manager at General ... Read More
What motivates a brother and sister to give their childhood home in Lawrenceville to Landmarks? In the case of John Hudak and Katherine Hudak Golobic, it was a way to pay tribute to two loving parents. John Sr. and Mary Hudak worked hard all of their lives. John was the first ... Read More
George and Eileen Dorman support a number of community causes, but preservation is at the top of their list. During the past 20 years, they’ve watched farmland disappear as a population wave moved toward property they own on the tip of Long Island in New York; and they’ve followed the efforts ... Read More
Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . . On December 11th, 40 farmers attended a meeting at Hidden Valley Farm arranged by the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation to discuss new and creative tools now available to help preserve Allegheny County farms. One of those tools included Landmarks’ Historic Rural Preservation Program, which offers ... Read More
We recently announced a rural preservation program and acquisition of Hidden Valley farm located in the Mars-Gibsonia area of the county by purchase from a charitable remainder trust established by Lucille Tooke to benefit Landmarks. Recently, we completed the sale of the property to a private owner after he agreed to ... Read More
We recently announced a rural preservation program and acquisition of Hidden Valley farm located in the Mars-Gibsonia area of the county by purchase from a charitable remainder trust established by Lucille Tooke to benefit Landmarks. Recently, we completed the sale of the property to a private owner after he agreed to ... Read More