North Brevard
Heritage FoundationP.O. Box 653
Titusville, FL 32796-0653
PRESS RELEASES
February 26, 2008 SAND POINT, A BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY, SUPPORTS RESTORATION PROJECT FOR BREVARD HERITAGE PARK
Friday March 14th and Saturday March 15th
10:00am to 4:00pm
Sand Point Senior Living
1880 Harrison St. Titusville, FL
Sponsored by Brookdale Senior Living - Sand Point Senior Living and the North Brevard Heritage Foundation, Inc. ( a 501c3 organization)The collaboration between Brookdale Senior Living and the North Brevard Heritage Foundation is an exciting opportunity for both organizations, and brings the type of sponsorship and corporate commitment to the community that will help make the vision and plans for Brevard Heritage Park become a reality.
The North Brevard Heritage Foundation is proud to announce that Brookdale Senior Living will provide corporate sponsorship to aid in the restoration of the Gibson Tenement Houses. The "shotgun" style houses will become part of Brevard Heritage Park located at the Chain of Lakes.
Sand Point, a Brookdale Senior Living Community, located at 1800 Harrison Street in Titusville, has donated a large number of quality furniture pieces and an assortment of accessories to the Foundation for fundraising. Organizations and businesses with dining facilities, lounge areas, and reception areas, as well as homeowners and apartment dwellers are welcome. Delivery can be arranged.
Seniors for "Shotguns" Yard Sale will be held at Sand Point Senior Living Community, 1800 Harrison St, Titusville, Fl, at the shuffle board court (follow the signs). Quality items for sale will include small dining room tables and chairs, lounge chairs, sofas, love seats, coffee tables, end tables, sofa tables, hutches, sideboards, bookcases, rockers, lamps, framed paintings, mirrors, and a large screen projection TV in cabinet. Hot dogs and drinks will be available for purchase. All proceeds will go toward restoration of the historic Gibson Tenement Houses. Please "stop and shop" and do your part to provide funds to restore these historic Titusville structures.
Brookdale Senior Living is the largest owner/operator of senior living communities and a leading provider of related services throughout the United States. They operate approximately 550 senior living communities in 35 states, serving more than 51,000 residents daily. Lifestyle care options include independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer's and dementia care and skilled nursing. Ancillary services delivered through Innovative Senior Care, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brookdale, include comprehensive therapies offering rehabilitation, fitness and educational offerings, as well as home care services.
For more information about the North Brevard Heritage Foundation, Brevard Heritage Park, and the Gibson Tenement Houses visit our web site: www.nbbd.com or www.pritchardhouse.com.
November 28, 2006
WBCC-TV to show Brevard Heritage Park Documentary; Local PBS stations will later broadcast film
Tue., Dec. 5 at 10:00am — Wed., Dec. 6 at 8:30am — Fri., Dec. 8 at 8:00pm
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February 15, 2006ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG AT PRITCHARD HOUSE
TITUSVILLE - The first phase of an archaeological survey of the historic Pritchard House in downtown Titusville will be held Saturday, March 25, 2006, in conjunction with Archaeological Month.The event that is sponsored by the North Brevard Heritage Foundation, Inc., and the Indian River Anthropological Society, in cooperation with Brevard County Parks and Recreation, will be held from 10:00 a.m. until about 3:00 p.m.
The purpose of this survey, under the direction of Thomas E. Penders, a registered, professional archaeologist, is to ascertain the presence or absence of buried cultural deposits associated with the house or earlier components. It is hoped that the archaeological testing at the site will identify physical remains of the stable, windmill, above ground water tank, outhouse or privy pits, other unknown outbuildings, and/or other buried features not otherwise recorded.
Refreshments will be sold by The Questers Lovie Pritchard Chapter #561 as a fund raiser to purchase and restore furniture for the Pritchard House. The Questers is a national organization to further knowledge and education about antiques, and, to encourage the preservation, restoration and conservation of historic buildings, sites and antiquities.
The Pritchard House was constructed in 1891 at the corner of Washington Avenue and Pine Street in Titusville by Captain James Pritchard. Built in the "Queen Anne" style of architecture, the home has long been one of Titusville's most charming landmarks. It was acquired by Brevard County in 2005 from the family and plans call for it to be operated as a house museum featuring period furnishings and exhibits related to the Pritchard family and early Titusville.
The North Brevard Heritage Foundation, Inc., is not-for-profit support organization working in cooperation with Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department, North Area Parks Operations, to achieve the restoration, preservation, and operation of the Pritchard House museum. For more information call 321-264-5105.
March 2, 2006
DEDICATION OF THE GIBSON TENEMENT HOUSES
Saturday, March 11, 2:00pm
Location: At the House Site - On corner of South St. and Palm Ave., Titusville
Presented By: the North Brevard Heritage Foundation, Contact President, Roz Foster 267-4480Program: History of the Gibson Family and the Shot Gun Houses
Public invited to attend to learn more about the Gibson Family and the Tenement Houses. The North Brevard Heritage Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with Brevard County Parks and Recreation, has accepted the donation of these three historic houses for preservation from the Gibson family, They will placed at Heritage Park within the Chain of Lakes Project which will be located in back of BCC. For detailed historic information about the Tenement Houses, visit our website at www.pritchardhouse.com and click on the photo.Volunteers who have carpenter & painting skills are needed for restoration. Sponsors who would like to donation building materials are also needed. All donations are tax deductible. Please contact Roz Foster 321-267-4480.
November 16, 2005
PRITCHARD HOUSE TO HOST CIVIL WAR LIVING HISTORY EVENT
TITUSVILLE - The first public event at the historic Pritchard House in downtown Titusville will be held Saturday, December 3, featuring a Civil War living history demonstration and a musical performance by Temple Baptist Church.The event, to be held between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., is sponsored by the North Brevard Heritage Foundation, Inc., in cooperation with Brevard County Parks and Recreation.
Re-enactors in period military uniforms will portray both southern and union soldiers at a camp site set up on the Pritchard House grounds. The living history demonstration will include exhibits and drill demonstrations to show what the common soldier's life was like in both the Confederate and Federal armies.
A musical performance of historic and seasonal tunes will also be presented by the Temple Baptist Church from 1-2 p.m. In addition, members of the North Brevard Heritage Foundation, Inc., will offer short guided tours of the Pritchard House grounds to describe the home and the planned restoration project soon to begin.
"We're eager to have the public begin to enjoy this wonderful historic structure," said Foundation President Roz Foster. "Even though we won't be able to take tours inside at this time, there is much we can share about the Pritchard House and the family that called it home. We hope the community will get excited about this restoration project."
The Pritchard House was constructed in 1891 at the corner of Washington Avenue and Pine Street in Titusville by Captain James Pritchard, a Confederate veteran who had served as a Missouri infantry officer. He and other southern veterans who had moved to Brevard County after the Civil War established the Indian River Camp 47 of Confederate veterans. Built in the "Queen Anne" style of architecture, the home has long been one of Titusville's most charming landmarks. It was acquired by Brevard County earlier this year from the family and plans call for it to be operated as a house museum featuring period furnishings and exhibits related to the Pritchard family and early Titusville.
The North Brevard Heritage Foundation, Inc., is a new, not-for-profit support organization working in cooperation with Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department, North Area Parks Operations, to achieve the restoration, preservation, and operation of the Pritchard House museum. For more information call 321-264-5105.
December 1, 2005
UNVEILING OF PRITCHARD HOUSE HISTORIC MARKER
The North Brevard Heritage Foundation, Inc., will be unveiling a State of Florida historic marker at the Pritchard House in downtown Titusville on Friday, December 9, at 10:00 a.m. The marker for this historic site was sponsored by the Brevard County Historical Commission, Brevard County Tourist Development Council, and the Florida Department of State.The Pritchard House was constructed in 1891 at the corner of Washington Avenue and Pine Street in Titusville by Captain James Pritchard. Built in the "Queen Anne" style of architecture, the home has long been one of Titusville's most charming landmarks. It was acquired by Brevard County Board of County Commissioners earlier this year from the family and plans call for it to be operated as a house museum featuring period furnishings and exhibits related to the Pritchard family and early Titusville.
The North Brevard Heritage Foundation, Inc., is a new, not-for-profit support organization working with Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department, North Area Parks Operations, to achieve the restoration, preservation, and operation of the Pritchard House museum.
Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department, supported by the North Brevard Heritage Foundation, Inc., applied to the Florida Department of State for a Historical Resources Special Category Grant for restoration of the house. At their November 8-10 meeting, the Florida Historical Commission ranked the Pritchard House 37 out of 100 grant applications considered and is recommending to the Florida State Legislature to fund the $350,000 as requested. Funding is pending approval by the State of Florida.
For more information call 321-264-5105.
August 1, 2005
The North Brevard Heritage Foundation, Inc. is a newly formed nonprofit organization established to actively promote and facilitate the preservation of our area's historical structures and sites.
The organization's primary focus is to preserve historically significant properties that are threatened with loss, and to promote alternatives to structural demolition resulting from deterioration, disaster damage, or new site development. In addition, the Foundation seeks to promote increased public awareness and to actively participate with other public and private groups to save, restore, and preserve historically significant structures in North Brevard.
Current projects include:
Pritchard House Restoration and House Museum: the Foundation is assisting Brevard County in pursuing the restoration of the 1891 Pritchard House in Historic Downtown Titusville. The Foundation will actively participate in raising funds, planning and supporting the restoration, and operating the preserved home as a museum.
Oliver's Camp: This project is being pursued in cooperation with Brevard County and the Brevard Community College to relocate, restore, and use for public programs, several historic structures that have been donated and would have otherwise been demolished. Oliver's Camp will feature folk-life exhibits and events focusing on the area's citrus, agriculture and commercial fishing heritage.
The Foundation's first active project is "Pitch in for the Pritchard House." The Foundation welcomes volunteers with specialized skills in historic restoration and anyone who wants to help.
Interested members of the community are also invited to become a member of The North Brevard Heritage Foundation. Individual memberships start at $20.00, and other membership categories include Family, Student, Supporting Organization, Friend, Founding Member, Lifetime Member, Patron, and Benefactor.
Thank you for your help in spreading the word to those who wish to be involved in preserving our past for the future!
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