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Chuck Poor says carpentry is a hobby of his, and he made some of the trim and several of the pic-ture frames and other items in this Adams County home. He and his wife constructed much of the home on their own, such as the tiling on which Helen worked. See pages 28-31.

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Editor’s note

Kara EberleSPACES Editor • keberle@ydr.com

AS THE EDiTOR OF SPACES, i’VE ViSiTED mAnY BEAUTiFUL

homes throughout southcentral Pennsylvania.

I’ve been in new homes, remodeled homes, contemporary

homes and historical homes.

And no matter where I go, it seems that the homeowner and I

always end up chatting in the kitchen.

At my home, the same phenomenon occurs when people visit.

It doesn’t matter that I bought a new couch with matching pil-

lows. Nor does it seem to matter that there isn’t much room in

my cozy 1930s-style kitchen.

Growing up, I spent countless hours standing at the coun-

ter, watching my mother cook, saute, boil and bake. Today, it’s

where my daughter knows she’ll find fresh-baked goodies.

Kitchens seem to be the heart of a home no matter where you

go, and it’s a feeling that inspired many of the stories in this issue.

Toni Schimmel invited us into her kitchen (pages 6-9) in the home she created above her restau-

rant, Roosevelt Tavern, in York. It was important for her to be able to cook and entertain at the same

time.

The kitchen is the crowning glory of Joe and Lynne Danyo’s home (pages 24-27). Lynne had her

Aga four-oven cooker shipped from England.

We also included some ideas for sprucing up your own kitchen. My favorite is the TurboChef

SpeedCook Oven (page 23), which can roast a 12-pound turkey in about 40 minutes.

Although it’s early October, the holidays are just around the corner. And, your kitchen will likely

be a hub of excitement and anticipation as your family gathers around the counter, catching up while

waiting for dinner.

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10 At the Table Chef David Albright, The Left Bank Restaurant and Bar

12 The Tasting Room Time to get your winter wine

Social Spaces16 The Lafayette Club in York

32 The majestic Theater in Gettysburg

18 Treasured Spaces The Rudys display a lifetime of memories in their home

23 Accents Get the latest products for your kitchen and bath

34 Behind the Spaces mary Patterson, Painted by Patterson

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6 Mixing work and play in York Tavern owner made her home above her business

14 Lebanon’s presidential past James Buchanan’s lost love haunts inn 422

20 Limestone beauty in Franklin County The Dodds’ home was ahead of its time

24 Custom-made kitchen in York A 1950s kitchen is revamped into a modern-day dream

28 A bit of nostalgia in Biglerville The Poors made their second home in Adams County 16

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6 n OCTOBER 2009

By SEAN AdKINS for Spaces

Photographs by BIL BOWdEN

THE nExT TimE YOU’RE in THE AREA OF

West Philadelphia Street and Roosevelt

Avenue in York, look skyward in the direc-

tion of Roosevelt Tavern.

The plain exterior of the 100-year-

old building belies the luxury within the

top two floors, where tavern owner Toni

Schimmel lives.

The casual passer-by might miss the

small rooftop deck that overlooks Roosevelt

Avenue, where Schimmel loves to sit and

watch her 65-inch-screen TV.

Inside her home, Schimmel’s love

of dinner parties is evident in her large,

comfortable living room, which flows into

the dining room. The kitchen, with its rich,

wine-colored granite countertops and dark

black cabinets, steals the show.

The kitchen has an obvious Tuscan

style, but it’s missing one key color: yellow.

“I just wanted a Tuscany feel, but

without yellow, which is very hard to do,”

Schimmel said.

For roughly 16 months between 2007

and 2008, Michael Sell, a local interior

designer, worked with both Schimmel and

The owner of Roosevelt Tavern lives in a luxurious apartment one floor up from the historic restaurant.

One floor up

A sink in Toni Schimmel’s kitchen island makes food preparation a snap.

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SPACES n 7

no more lugging heavy pots full of water over to the stove for Toni Schimmel. The faucet mounted on the wall behind the stove is a must for pasta and soup lovers.

ABOUT ROOSEVELT TAVERN

in 1860, Frederick Schaale, a black-smith, bought the lot that would one day house Roosevelt Tavern. Eight years later, Charles Schaale, a relative of Frederick Schaale, moved into the building and opened the merchant Tailor and Grocer. The property remained in the Schaale family until 1890. Between 1890 and 1933, the building went through several incarna-tions as a cigar store and related business. in 1933, the building, under the ownership of Washington C. Lauer, became Roosevelt Cigar Store. Aside from selling cigars, Roosevelt Cigar Store also sported a speakeasy and gaming tables. That same year, after the end of Prohibition, Roosevelt Cigar Store became Roosevelt Tap Room. in 1946, James Burkholder bought the business and changed the name to Roosevelt Tavern. in 1985, the late Bob Schimmel and his father bought Roosevelt Tavern and changed the name to Archie’s inn Towne. Eventually, Schimmel changed the name of the restaurant back to Roosevelt Tavern.

Address: 50 n. Penn St. in YorkTelephone: 854-7725Web site: www.roosevelttavern.com

The layout of the kitchen and dining room allows

for entertaining while cooking, as well as seating for guests at the counter during smaller gatherings. A painting by York artist

Carol Oldenburg hangs in the dining room.

her late husband, Bob, to convert two

small apartments into a two-story home,

set above their restaurant, Roosevelt

Tavern.

“What (Sell) and I did was to go

shopping. We looked and we looked. We

picked out different cabinetry. We looked

at the different granite and the different

tiles.

“The kitchen was very important to

my husband and I because we planned to

do a lot of entertaining,” Schimmel said.

“Which is what would have happened.

But, without him here now, I really don’t

entertain.”

Bob Schimmel didn’t have a chance

to enjoy their new home, which was com-

pleted in July 2008. He died in April 17,

2008, after a yearlong fight with a cancer-

ous brain tumor.

“Bob loved the city, and he just

wanted to be downtown,” she said. “We

looked at other homes in York and in the

surrounding area, and we just kept com-

ing back to this building. We just had so

many ideas of what it could be.”

As part of the roughly $300,000 reno-

vation of the space, contractors removed

nearly all of the interior’s material, taking

the living area “down to the studs,” Sell

said.

Before the renovation, the space

What was once a second-floor apartment is now a master

bedroom suite complete with a his-and-her bathroom.

housed an apartment with smaller rooms, he said. The renovation called

for a space with open areas with few walls.

“So much had to be structurally adjusted,” Sell said. They had to put

beams in the floor and in the ceiling. “To open it up, we had to compen-

sate for the spans.”

“A lot of it was trial and error,” he said. “This was more than just

a general restoration. It was like purchasing a lot and building a new

home.”

Sell and the Schimmels opted to convert the second-floor former

apartment to a master bedroom suite with a his-and-her bathroom.

The two bathrooms are connected by a large, walk-in shower pow-

ered by a computer that can store the personal temperature and water

pressure preferences of six people.

Sell faced several challenges in preparing the home for the decor

Schimmel had picked to furnish the residence.

But, none of the tasks were as daunting as trying to level the floors

so that they could adequately support materials such as the Onyx tiles that

cover the floor of the master bathroom, Sell said.

Overall, Schimmel is pleased with the result of the renovation.

“I’m a happy girl.” n

The leopard-print carpet on the stairs adds personality to

Schimmel’s York home.

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The floor of the shower is cosmetically appealing as well as physically enjoyable. The stones massage the feet of whoever is showering.

The bathroom has an adjoining programmable shower, which can

store the preferences of six people.

Lovely details, such as these pretty brushes and flowers on the bathroom vanity, add to the luxury of the home.

10 n OCTOBER 2009

By ANgIE mASON for Spaces

Photographs by JASON PLOTKIN

Title: Executive chef and owner of the Left Bank Restaurant and Bar

Years there: 11

Education: Johnson and Wales University, Providence, R.i.

The early years: Albright’s work-ing parents usually didn’t get home until 6 p.m. His sister was supposed to do the cooking. That didn’t work out.

So Albright, in his early teens, took over.

Culinary inspirations: Travel, family and friends. His parents split their time between Hawaii and Califor-nia, so he draws inspiration from there and big cities he visits.

Favorite dish: Albright loves to prepare and eat fish. He purchases fish for the restaurant from all over the world, including Hawaii when he visits. A trip might inspire island-themed dishes for a month.

The future: Albright is beginning work on a cookbook.

AT THE TABLE

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Sesame seared ahi tuna, with house firecracker sauce, ginger and wasabi

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By CRAIg SUmmERS BLACK for Spaces

t might be that crisp fall season, but

somehow it is now time to get out your

winter whites. No, we’re not talking

fashion’s woolly accents. Baby, it’s not that cold

outside. While still accessorizing for the season,

these whites will pair with both those occasional

chills and the teasingly warm days, the first of the

heavy-stock soups and the last of the chicken on

the grill. For big, bold chardonnays — of the ilk

now generally considered unfashionable — have

the heft to stand up to these cool evenings, allow-

ing you to let your cabs and zins settle down in

the cellar for a long winter’s nap.

You remember these descriptors: buttery,

toasty, creamy, even oaky? Despite the naysay-

ers, these old-fashioned attributes are the require-

ments of the season.

While dodging today’s often-spineless “food-

friendly” chards, harken back to the character-

infused pours from, say, 1985 or ’86. Thankfully,

Fall in love with chards

I

THE TASTinG ROOmalthough many are reticent to admit it, several

producers still make ’em like they used to.

Almost invariably, a winery’s reserve bottling

of chard carries some real presence. Kendall-Jack-

son’s Grand Reserve is a spicy surprise if you are

familiar only with its rather sweetish regular bot-

tling. Beringer’s Private Reserve is nothing short

of astonishing. Some house styles lean toward

large. The graceful Rombauer, the ubiquitous La

Crema and the more budget-minded J. Lohr and

Toasted Head all carry some weight quite well,

thank you.

Other words to look for on a label are the

names of a couple of famed vineyards: Durrell

and Chalk Hill. Kistler’s bottling is quite elegant,

but understandably hard to find. The Chalk Hill

Estate label and Rodney Strong’s take on that vine-

yard designation are highly rewarding as well.

Another buttery giveaway: malolactic fermen-

tation, which inevitably gives way to that rich,

creamy taste and full mouth feel. Read the fine

print. And another tip: If you can resist the im-

mediate charms of these pours, a year of aging in

your cellar (which is to say, letting the wine have

a third birthday) is an excellent way to allow the

oak to fully integrate and let the wine kind of knit

itself together. Some will go even longer. n

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A key swings from the lock to the ‘Continental’

room, on the second floor.

Some believe Anne Coleman is still in the house — just in another form.

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spiritAn inn withTHERE’S A BiT OF PRESiDEnTiAL HiSTORY AnD mYSTERY TUCKED

away in Lebanon County, hidden in the stately Victorian mansion

now known as Inn 422.

The inn was built in 1880 by the Coleman family as a home for

the superintendent of its Lebanon coke and iron ore concentrator

plant.

It replaced an earlier home built as a gift for Anne, daughter

of Robert and Ann Coleman, upon her graduation from Dickinson

College.

When Anne returned to

Lebanon, she brought with her a

suitor, James Buchanan.

According to the Inn 422 Web

site, Anne’s father was a trustee at

Dickinson and was familiar with

Buchanan, who had been expelled

for disciplinary reasons and later

readmitted to graduate.

Robert Coleman believed

Buchanan was not acceptable for

his daughter and eventually broke

off the couple’s engagement,

according to the inn’s Web site.

Months later, Anne commit-

ted suicide with an overdose of

laudanum while visiting family in

Philadelphia. Buchanan went on to

become our nation’s 15th president

and the only commander-in-chief

to be a lifelong bachelor.

Although Anne’s original

home was replaced by the current structure, some believe Anne

Coleman is still in the house — just in another form.

“We’ve had people’s suitcases rearranged, and pillows moved,”

said Scott Aungst, who owns the inn with his wife, Crystal. “There’s

nothing frightening. We’ve been told by a paranormal that she

approves of what we’ve done with the house.”

As with all of the Coleman properties, the inn was built using

the finest materials. When the Aungsts bought the property in 1995,

it had mainly been a private residence and a real estate office, but

most of its original beauty remained.

The first-floor parlor, dining and living rooms, now used

for the full-service restaurant, feature authentic Schonbek crystal

chandeliers and triple-hung

windows that become door-

ways for a fresh summer breeze

off the front veranda.

The black walnut main

staircase provides a regal back-

drop for brides during wedding

ceremonies and leads to the five

guest rooms upstairs. The rooms

are a careful blend of Victorian

style and modern convenience,

including flat-screen televisions

and Internet access.

The newer woodwork in a

small additional dining room

matches the original through-

out the home. A 130-year-old

carved wood bar, brought

from Philadelphia, dominates

another room, providing a warm

and welcoming area.

Throughout the inn, elegant

artwork and personal touches

create a comfortable atmosphere.

A portrait of James Buchanan hangs in the inn’s parlor, a

reminder of the love affair that began, and tragically ended, in the

early 1800s. n

By SUSAN WOLF for Spaces

Photographs by JENNIFER STORK

Inn 4221800 W. Cumberland St., Lebanon, PA

www.inn422.com

OPPOSITEThe 1910 staircase in the front lobby has 18 black walnut treads, each valued at $2,000. Rocking chairs sway on the porch of the inn, where it is said you can still feel the presence of the original owner, Anne Coleman, who took her life after a broken engagement with James Buchanan. The Terrace Room features an exposed stone wall, one of the original exterior walls.

Scott and Crystal Aungst bought inn 422 in 1995 and reno-vated it. ‘We had to apply for a number of zoning variances to maintain the historical integrity,’ Scott said. ‘But that was one of our main goals in renovating this place.’

By KEVIN HORAN for Spaces

Photographs by CHRISTOPHER gLASS

THE LAFAYETTE CLUB miGHT LOOK

mysterious from the outside.

A green awning hovers over a heavy

wooden door that seals the 111-year-old

club off from the hustle and bustle at the

corner of Market and Duke streets in York.

The exterior of the building, built in 1839,

is a smooth, nondescript red brick.

“This place wasn’t really exposed,”

general manager Ed Lincoln Jr. said. “It was

word of mouth. We never really advertised.

They were private and very exclusive.”

Lincoln is trying to change that. During a

four-month span this year, 80 new members

joined the club, mostly people from York

County.

Social events populate the club’s calen-

dar, such as Wednesday night happy hours,

poker tournaments and murder-mystery

dinners.

The club has also established a more

distinct presence in the community, provid-

ing catering to members and nonmembers

alike.

“It’s not your father’s club, like the way

SOCiAL SPACES

no longer a mystery

The Lafayette Club has established a more distinct presence in the community

The club’s reading room features a painting of Lafayette

toasting George Washington.

it used to be,” Lincoln said. “It’s historic.

But it’s not prehistoric.”

Above all, though, the place retains its

classy, distinct charm.

The club’s parlor has artifacts, such

as a grandfather clock and a painting of

George Washington. A painting in its read-

ing room shows Marquis de Lafayette toast-

ing Washington, encouraging others to

support the general “until independence

is won,” according to an inscription below

the painting.

A mural wrapped around the walls

of the club’s tavern area shows York from

Lafayette’s viewpoint when the Frenchman

returned to Pennsylvania in 1825 after aid-

ing the Colonies’ cause in the Revolution-

ary War.

Throughout the club’s upper stories,

there are meeting rooms of most shapes,

sizes and colors that host regular gatherings

of law and engineering firms.

The people, however, are what make

the club great, Lincoln said.

“They welcome pretty much every-

body,” Lincoln said, “with open arms.” n

This first-floor dining room is usually decorated in accordance with the current season.

The tavern room’s murals show York as it appeared in 1825, during Lafayette’s visit to town.

For membership information, contact Lafayette Club general manager Ed Lincoln Jr. at 848-2896 or visit the club’s Web site, www.lafayetteclub.net.

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By NICKI STIgER for Spaces

Photographs by KATE PENN

iT’S nOT UnUSUAL FOR A CAT TO BE

curled on the bed of the yellow guest room

in the home of Bob and Debra Vredenburg-

Rudy or for a dog to romp in the lush green

yard.

When Debra bought the house seven

years ago, the home’s three wooded acres

in Willow Street, Lancaster County were the

draw.

“I wanted a place for the dogs to run

around,” she said.

Animals are important to Debra, who

founded Pet Guardians in 2006, a non-

profit that seeks homes for pets of sick or

terminally ill people.

When Debra, a psychology professor

at Millersville University, married radio

personality Bob Rudy in May 2008, their

home became a melting pot of their trea-

sures, mostly family heirlooms and pieces

that make their décor unique and personal.

Debra found ways to display their diverse

collections in little nooks throughout the

hallways and various rooms of their home.

“The stuff that I have isn’t expensive,”

she said. “It’s meaningful.”

Here’s a look at the collected treasures

found throughout their home.

1. The Rudy family: From left, Alyson Rudy, Debra Vredenburg-Rudy and Bob Rudy pose on the deck. At left are Debra’s dogs, Rudy and maggie, who were named before she met Bob, who also had a dog named maggie, at right.

2. Bob’s grandfather’s violin in the front sitting room: For Christmas 2007, Debra had the 100-year-old violin refin-ished.

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3. A four-poster bed in the blue guestroom adorned with elegant blue pillows: Debra purchased the bed and sanded and refinished it. She experimented with the curtains and sewed pillows to match.

4. Brilliant red flower bouquets in the master bedroom: instead of spending hundreds, Debra made deep red arrange-ments to match the bedspread with materials from a local craft store. 5. An old chest of drawers: The piece was passed down to Bob from his grandfather’s side of the family. Bob never thought it was a pretty or functional piece until Debra restored it and polished its brass handles to make it shine. She topped the drawers with a piece of marble to finish the look. n

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STEVE AnD PAm DODD’S mASSiVE STOnE

residence on 1½ acres sits along a city street

near downtown Chambersburg, Franklin

County.

Built from 1929 to 1930, the three-story

home has five bedrooms, each with its own

adjoining bath. It also includes adjoining

maids’ quarters with two bedrooms, a bath

and an outdoor sitting area.

Used as a bed and breakfast from 1999

to 2003, it features luxury elements from the

era it was built, including plaster crown mold-

ings, a butler’s pantry, built-in corner cabinets

and even a butler’s bell installed in the dining-

room floor. Lights automatically turn on when

bedroom closets are opened.

Part of the wonder of the home is that a

lot of the things were built ahead of its time,

said Steve Dodd, an avid antique collector

and history buff.

The giant 31-by-14-foot foyer has a

prominent side staircase leading to second-

and third-floor landings.

The original hardwood flooring with

bow-tie connectors extends throughout the

foyer and living room areas. A bombé chest

with alabaster lamp, writing table and maids’

bell stands near the entrance beside a solid

walnut book pedestal topped with table

runner and a giant hardcover copy of “The

Literary Book of Answers,” by Carol Bolt.

The living room’s fireplace, one of the

home’s four, is Federal style with wood

OPPOSITE The dining room’s built-in corner china cabinets include their original black hinges. A Japanese floral mural painted on the muted green wallpaper between the cabinets complements the Asian style.

BELOW An antique clock rests on an early 20th-century table in the home.

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The gray limestone facade on this home on Wilson Avenue in Chambersburg

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mantel, marble insert and base with three-

piece antique beige, cast-iron pineapple

screen, a hospitality symbol in colonial

times.

An early colonial-style 2-foot-high

cherry three-bell-chime wind-up clock sits

atop a French colonial-style dresser along

a living room wall. Several handmade

pieces of furniture, including a stand-alone

jewelry box, a box shelf, tea caddies, large

sofas and two corner cabinets, comple-

ment the room.

The butler’s pantry is lined with the

white, original wood cabinets with finger

latches inside each door and prominent

outside black latches.

The kitchen’s three windows, each

with six panels, overlook the drying yard

for hanging clothes, as well as brick walk-

ways and beyond. The kitchen’s dark

cherry cabinets in colonial styling went

well with the period home and its furnish-

ings.

The owner used salvaged red brick,

stone and slate to create the appearance

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reminders of the home’s early 20th-century

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24 n OCTOBER 2009

By HOLLY WHITE for Spaces

Photographs by KATE PENN

COminG AROUnD THE BEnD On FOOT

or in your car, the tip of a driveway peeks

out between greenery.

Craning your neck, you can just barely

see a hint of a window, a shutter and the

corner of a roof. Rounding the curve in the

driveway, the splendor of the house unfolds

before you.

Three of the four sides are wreathed

in windows. Hugged by lanky shutters, the

windows seems to stretch and glisten.

The front of the house alone, done in

pale peach stucco, has six windows across,

two stories high, and an enormous front

door made of solid wood.

“The house was built in the late

’50s,” owner Joe Danyo said. The style is

of European design, with high ceilings,

intricate molding in nearly every room, a

wide, curved stairway and, of course, high

windows.

Shading trees and circular plots of

perennials dot the yard on all sides and

a sturdy brick patio rests in the back.

“I’m starting a native garden,” said

Lynne Danyo, Joe’s wife.

A kitchenfit for a queen

LEFT This faucet extends out from the tile above the stove so Lynne Danyo can easily fill a pot of water.

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“it was really great to be able

to design the kitchen

ourselves and get

everything we wanted.” — Lynne Danyo, homeowner

She took a master gardener class at

the Penn State Cooperative Extension and

is learning about the different indigenous

plants and shrubs she can use in her yard.

“It attracts more bees, birds and butterflies

with less care than plants that aren’t natural

to this area,” she said.

The home’s crowning glory, though, is

the kitchen, which had not been changed

since the house was built.

Polka-dot wallpaper, two-tone cabi-

nets, small, yellowed hexagon floor tile and

a tiny breakfast room sandwiched next to it

made the layout a little unbearable. Work-

ing with Prince Kitchens in Glen Rock, the

A pair of hot plates top the stove’s burners. The Aga was shipped in pieces from England to north Carolina, where a truck driver picked it up and drove it to York County. it took about two days to install.

A massive granite countertop divides the kitchen in the Danyos’ Spring Garden Township home.

The family’s 11-year-old Lab, molly, takes a break in the kitchen,

which features an Aga four-oven cooker,

which weighs more than 2,000 pounds.

26 n OCTOBER 2009

Danyos designed their dream kitchen.

“It was really great to be able to de-

sign it ourselves and get everything we

wanted,” Lynne said.

The final product includes a large

country sink set low in the countertop,

a gargantuan Aga four-oven cooker and

two separate cook-tops and black granite

counter tops.

The countertops stand out the most

when walking into the kitchen. Highlight-

ed against the cherry cabinets and the light

maple hardwood flooring, the bronze and

silver sparkles within the deep midnight

color seem to shift and swirl.

The countertops, along with sur-

rounding the sink and the stove, stretch

along the middle of the 35-foot-long room,

forming a high, circular breakfast bar at

one end, a long table for six in the middle,

and a lower, circular table for five at the

other end.

In one corner is the gleaming ivory

and black Aga, with its four ovens preset

at different temperatures, a boiling plate, a

simmering plate and a trio of burners.

Joe said there’s quite a story behind

the Aga.

“You can only purchase them from

England, and then they ship it in pieces

to North Carolina, where a truck driver

picks it up, weighing in at more than 2,000

pounds, and drove it here for us. It took

almost two full days to install it.”

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By CAITLIN HEANEY for Spaces

Photographs by JAmES ROBINSON

SPACES n 29

The Poors built much of their home themselves, with one exception being the stone fire-place in their living room. The stone climbs from the floor to the cathedral ceiling and is a centerpiece of the room. The outdoor deck runs along the back of part of the home, including the living room.

SPACES n 31

WHEn CHUCK AnD HELEn POOR SAY THEY

built their home, they mean it in the most

literal sense.

Except for the foundation and a few

features, the Poors built their home —

including woodworking, tiling, electrical work

and plumbing — with their own hands on a

wooded hilltop outside Biglerville in Adams

County.

Originally from northern California,

Chuck Poor met his Vermont-raised wife while

they were bicycling in France.

They later built a home in West Virginia

but decided to buy land on Loop Road after

Chuck participated in a bike ride to nearby

Carlisle and saw the area. They finished build-

ing the original part of the home in 1994.

The Poors live regularly in Rockville, Md.,

where Chuck is retired and where they are not

far from Helen’s job at a real-estate company

in downtown Washington, D.C.

But the Poors come to their home over-

looking the valleys of upper Adams County

on weekends and expect to move there after

Helen retires.

They golf and bike, and the cycling

countryside around their home can be seen

from many of its rooms. A deck facing the

valley runs along the majority of the back of

the home, which boasts a master bedroom,

two guest rooms, several bathrooms, a kitchen,

a dining room and a loft.

Two main living areas downstairs, one

of which was added to the home recently,

also overlook the valley. The inspiration for

the design of the newer living room, with

a wall of windows looking onto the woods

below, came from a magazine photograph.

Both rooms feature cathedral ceilings, and the

stone fireplace in the home’s original living

room is one of the few parts of the home the

Poors did not build themselves.

The home has few hallways, Helen

pointed out, meaning there is little space lost.

The rooms mostly flow into one another.

The couple has expanded the home

twice, adding the extra living area on one end

of the house and a walk-in closet and master

bathroom on the other side. They also are in

the process of expanding their kitchen into

what used to be part of the garage.

“There’s always something going on,”

Helen said.

Her husband made many of the picture

frames decorating the home and did some

of the trim work as well. Woodworking is a

hobby, he said.

Chuck made a bed frame used in one

of the guest bedrooms. It’s just one of the

personalized touches scattered throughout

the home, including a fireplace that originally

belonged to one of Helen’s ancestors and the

shower, which was inspired by one the couple

encountered during a European trip.

And for Helen, the area in which the

home sits also reminds her of her past.

“It’s very similar to where I grew up,” she

said. “So for me, it’s like coming home every

weekend.” n

Another addition to the Poors’ home was a master bathroom that faces the wooded hillside on which the home rests. The bathroom also has a separate shower in addition to the tub.

The Poors altered their previous master bathroom to accommodate a new laundry room after they added on to the home.

32 n OCTOBER 2009

By TERESA mcmINN for Spaces

Photographs by KATE PENN

JEFFREY W. GABEL STOOD in THE CEnTER

back row of the balcony overlooking a trans-

formation where 1925 Colonial Revival meets

state-of-the-art technology: The Majestic Theater

at the Jennifer and David LeVan Performing

Arts Center.

It took several years, countless hours

and more than $16 million to turn the

disheveled mess into the magnificent gem

it is today, said Gabel, founding executive

director of the Majestic.

When the theater opened 80 years ago,

it was the only vaudeville and silent film

theater in Adams County.

In the 1950s, the theater gained world-

wide attention when President Dwight D.

Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower

regularly attended performances.

But time passed, the building changed

hands and lost its original brilliance.

“It was a dump,” Gabel said. “The place

was dirty … just awful.”

Until 1992, that is.

That’s when Gettysburg College

purchased the theater and partnered with

the state and the Greater Adams County

community to contribute to the revitalization

of downtown.

Today, the renovated 60,000-square-foot

Majestic Performing Arts and Cinema Center

is nothing short of stunning and attracts per-

formers such as James Earl Jones.

Black-and-white photos of the original

1925 theater were used to recreate details

including the chandeliers and carpet, Gabel

said.

The ceiling of the main theater, which

seats more than 800 people, includes 1,500

pieces of pressed tin that were removed by

rebornThe majestic

The seats in The majestic are the original design, found off a style number from the original

seats. The main theater seats more than 800 people.

The majestic Theater at the Jennifer and david LeVan Performing Arts Center

Address: 25 Carlisle St., gettysburgBox office: 337-8200For more, visit www.gettysburgmajestic.org

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The majestic’s tin ceiling had been covered with black paint when it was a movie theater.

hand, numbered and sent to a restoration

company in New York.

One-of-a-kind grand curtains of red

and gold flank the stage.

The main theater also features mas-

sive columns, original stained-glass exit

signs atop doorways, an art gallery, a pa-

tron’s lounge, a balcony lobby and a grand

staircase.

Two smaller movie theaters are deco-

rated in 1950s-era style and include cuddle

seats.

The building also houses a rehearsal

hall, a dance studio, flexible space and

large dressing rooms.

An exterior loading dock with ample

parking and an industrial elevator that can

lift 30,000 pounds allows for easy trans-

port of equipment from a touring show’s

tractor trailer to the theater’s main stage.

“Artists love to come here because

the space is so nice,” Gabel said.

The site had all the elements needed

to make for a fabulous theater, he said.

“I’ve been in the business for over

30 years,” Gabel said. “I saw … that this

project had everything in alignment to be

successful. … This was a golden project.” n

The center's two movie theaters have ‘cuddle seats’ for couples to share.

This mobile in The majestic was created by an artist-in-residence with 250 fifth graders from Lincoln Elementary School in Gettysburg.

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Q & ABy TERESA mcmINN for Spaces

Photographs by PAUL KUEHNEL

As a young kid, Mary Patterson repainted her

bedroom on a regular basis.

As an adult, she wanted a career that would

also allow her to be a stay-at-home mom to her

four kids.

Now in her mid-40s, Patterson — a

professional color consultant, painter and

craftswoman — has been self-employed for

about 11 years and works in York County. She

also works outside the county, including in Del-

aware in and Maryland.

Q What kind of painting do you do?

A Interior, decorative, stenciling and faux

painting.

Q How did you start your own business?

A “I really started strong in the stenciling

part of it,” she said, adding that her business

grew to include faux-painting techniques.

Q Has business been good?

A “It grew a lot until the economy did what

it did. … Before that, I had five people working

for me.” Now, Patterson has one employee and

continues to get regular work.

Q How do you keep getting new jobs?

A “Somehow I’ve managed to make it work.

… Former clients have really kept me moving

forward through this economic downturn.”

Q When do you feel most happy with a

work project?

A “Oftentimes … it’s the next time I visit

the client and I can see it and I think, ‘This is

really cool.’

“I am proud of all of my jobs, whether it is

a regular painting of a small powder room or

painting and faux finishing an entire home.” n

ABOVE mary Patterson is proud of the work she’s done at her home in Chanceford Township. RIgHT She also paints floors, including stencil work, pictured here on a pine floor.

ABOUT PAINTEd BY PATTERSON QUALITY INTERIOR PAINTINg: mary Patterson has been creating faux finishes and stenciled art since early 1998. She works primarily in York and Lancaster counties, as well as areas of maryland and Delaware. Patterson is also a Ralph Lauren Paint Certified Professional Painter and a certified stenciler. For more information, visit www.paintedbypatterson.com or call 246-8060.

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