2011 Eleven Most Endangered Announced
The Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society issued its annual list of the Eleven Most Endangered Structures, Features and Sites at the November Quarterly Meeting of the Society November 17, 2011.
The Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society issued its annual list of the Eleven Most Endangered Structures, Features and Sites at the November Quarterly Meeting of the Society November 17, 2011.
It started as a contest to determine one winning cocktail and one winning after dinner drink. It ended with the attitude that they were each worth celebrating!
With thanks to 121 Artisan's Bistro and those who took part in the competition and the voting, we proudly announce the Margaret Place Centennial Cocktails and After Dinner Drinks.
Annual Tradition in Southwest Louisiana
The 37th Annual Palm Sunday Tour of Homes will feature properties and lifestyles of Margaret Place, Lake Charles’s original streetcar subdivision celebrating one hundred years of its founding.
Tour events have expanded to fill the entire March 31-April 1, 2012, weekend. Walking tours both days will showcase the rich variety of bungalows and revival-style homes and gardens in this jewel-box historic district.
Special educational exhibits, displays of vintage vehicles, and in-depth interior tours of nine privately owned homes offer unique views of a bygone age. A historically significant, yet modern, sustainable, and friendly jewel-box neighborhood will be showcased during this special weekend celebration.
The scope of the Palm Sunday Weekend, 2012 required a significant effort!
A tremendous team was formed to deliver the 37th Annual Palm Sunday Tour.
The following volunteered their time and talents :
Calcasieu Historical Preservation Committee Representatives:
MK Hopkins, Chair and President of MPHD
Toni Yoder, Co-ChairDonna Richard, President CHPS
Adley Cormier, Publicity Chair
Melinda Cormier, Exhibit Chair
Diane Frank, Preservation Groups
Sue Durio, Fiancial
Nancy Moss
William Coltrin
Margaret Place Historical District (MPHD)
Read more …Friend of Margaret Place and Preservation deadline announced.
In addition to the normal Sunday Tour to be held on April 1st, 2012 and which allows visitors access to select homes, three other events will be held on Palm Sunday weekend! Tickets can now be purchased on-line.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012
The Palm Sunday Weekend events are a function of a joint committee of the Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society, the Margaret Place Historical District Association, the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitor's Bureau, The Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisisiana, The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, ICCS, and representatives from the City of Lake Charles. The success of a project of this magnitude is dependent on sponsors. Please visit our sponsor page.
Volunteers interested in assisting with Palm Sunday Weekend, 2012 are encouraged to contact Tour Chairman Mary Kay Hopkins at 439-1079 or e-mail
Residents, former residents and preservationists are asked to take part in the Margaret Place Memory project as soon as possible. Send articles or comments to
The June Quarterly Meeting of the Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society will be on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at the DeQuincy Railroad Museum.
Yearly, the Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society delivers many educational and enjoyable activities to Southwest Louisiana.
The following is a recap of the review as presented by CHPS President, Donna Richard:
Michael Wyatt with the Louisiana Trust for Historical Preservation (LTHP) was the guest speaker at the CHPS Annual meeting held on Jan 27th.
Mr. Wyatt is the first Preservation Field Services Coordinator for the LTHP. He was hired last year, with funds provided by the Wilson Challenge Grant (a 3-year Partner in the Field program funded by the National Trust and generous contributions from local sponsors throughout the state).
In his presentation, Mr. Wyatt, shared the LTHP Endangered Properties List, including several from Shreveport and Alexandria. He provided some encouraging news: people are showing interest in saving some of the beautiful sites for possible adaptive reuse (including a church).
Read more …Michael Wyatt addresses CHPS Members at Annual Meeting
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