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Contact: Jenni Brockman Phone: 804-443-3357 Fax: 804-443-6781 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tappahannock (December 2, 2002) - Tappahannock's beauty and historic charm have won an influential group of admirers, thanks to the work of a St. Margaret's School alumna who arranged a recent tour for the Historic Richmond Foundation Council. 
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Members of the Historic Richmond Foundation Council listen as Ellen LeCompte describes the Port Royal porch on the river side of the Brockenbrough House. Council members recently toured the St. Margaret's School campus and several other points of interest in the Tappahannock area.
"Every year, we visit a location that illustrates the positive effects of historic preservation," said Ellen LeCompte, a 1971 SMS graduate and HRF Council member. "We're especially interested in seeing examples of what small towns or cities have done, which is why Tappahannock was ideal." More than 25 Council members traveled to town by bus, touring first Brooke's Bank in Upper Essex, then the Essex County Museum, Prince Street, St. John's Church and four buildings on the St. Margaret's School campus. They left impressed by the commitment that the Tappahannock community has made to the stewardship of a wide variety of historic structures. "St. Margaret's afforded a special opportunity to see historic preservation closely linked to adaptive re-use," LeCompte said. "The school has some 200-year-old buildings that retain many of their original architectural features, yet the newer buildings blend well with them, the town and the river." The Historic Richmond Foundation is one of the southeast's leading historic preservation groups, responsible for saving approximately 200 structures important to the City of Richmond's history. Council members are the Foundation's volunteer workforce. They conduct tours, lead teacher workshops, staff special events and assist with fundraising efforts. For more information, visit the HRF website at www.historicrichmond.com |
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