A small group of preservationists have committed to buying and restoring Elkins Park’s Lynnewood Hall, the 110-room Gilded Age mansion that has been vacant and deteriorating for more than 30 years.

Edward Thome, 24, his friend and partner Angie Van Scyoc, who created the Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation in 2019, spearheaded the purchasing efforts. Chestnut Hill resident George Coates, a business and public policy consultant, joined their foundation’s board and helped them get their nonprofit status, and investors Scott and Susan Bentley of Pottstown helped seal the deal. 

For the group’s plans for the property and their motivations for taking it on, you can read Chestnut Hill Local’s article here.

Photos courtesy of Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation