Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation releases ‘A Year to Remember’ galleries

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January 12th, 2024 | By Ryan Genova

The Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation recently announced the first, second and third installments to their “A Year to Remember” galleries which highlight the Foundation’s forward progress in 2023.

From their post on Wednesday, January 10:

We purchased Lynnewood Hall in June of 2023, a feat thought nearly impossible for several decades. We invested much time, money and love into the estate and continue with this work so that we may open the gates to receive you as our guest as soon as feasibly possible. Being abandoned for nearly thirty years leaves us with many things in need of fixing both inside and out. All of this is necessary however in order to make the grounds and buildings safe for public guests.

As we kick of 2024, we at LHPF endeavor to make this a very bright year for Lynnewood Hall and are focusing our efforts on fundraising as we continue stabilization and planing for the monumental restoration tasks ahead. We would not be here without your support and we sincerely thank each and every one of you for being a part of history. Every donation makes a difference and we encourage those who are able to please consider supporting our efforts either via our website, or by subscribing to our Patreon for $10 a month! This helps us immensely to get one step closer to opening the gates to the public.

Samples from the first installment:

The revived Smoking Room
Student Work Day back in the Spring with Cornell University students
Staff and Interns field trip to visit Nemours in Delaware
Spring Cleaning in the Ballroom and removal of moldy curtains
The Dining Room at Lynnewood Lodge before it was cleaned out.


Samples from the second installment:

Students from Cornell work diligently to free some of LHPF’s garden steps from nature
The terrace around the Hall has been cleaned and trimmed
Archive room with fresh flowers last Spring. Flowers were grown and cut on the estate.
Volunteer Alex on safety duty the day the LHPF had the local fire companies on site for a drill
Staff, Board VP, interns and friends at the 2023 Driehaus Awards hosted by University of Notre Dame in Chicago


From the third installment:

L-R. Board member Kevin, ED Edward, COO Angie, and friends Alex, Nancy and Stacy
Removing shrubs and branches from around the estate
The First Gallery which has been occupied by these bookcases for 71 years. All of the art galleries are now open spaces as they’re intended to be.
A model poses for Zimmermann showcasing the Ballroom ceiling in the background. This was the previous owners last on site activity before he sold the estate to LHPF.
One of several dumpsters used to clean out just the first floor of Lynnewood Lodge. Clean out was the first critical step in the stabilization of this building.


For more photos from the LHPF, you can subscribe to their Patreon account here. For more on the Foundation, you can visit their Facebook page and website.

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Photos: LHPF