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Editor’s note

SOUTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

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 pillows. 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 counter, 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 restaurant, 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.

Kara Eberle

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Guide To Luxury Living

IN EVERY ISSUE

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Editor’s note

10 At the Table

Chef David Albright, The Left Bank Restaurant and Bar

12 The Tasting Room

Time to get your winter wine

Social Spaces

16 32

The Lafayette Club in York 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

14

Mary Patterson, Painted by Patterson

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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

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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

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

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 direction 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 6

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

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.

ABOUT ROOSEVELT TAVERN

In 1860, Frederick Schaale, a blacksmith, 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 incarnations 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 York Telephone: 854-7725 Web site: www.roosevelttavern.com

her late husband, Bob, to convert two

to enjoy their new home, which was com-

small apartments into a two-story home,

pleted in July 2008. He died in April 17,

set above their restaurant, Roosevelt

2008, after a yearlong fight with a cancer-

Tavern.

ous brain tumor.

“What (Sell) and I did was to go

“Bob loved the city, and he just

shopping. We looked and we looked. We

wanted to be downtown,” she said. “We

picked out different cabinetry. We looked

looked at other homes in York and in the

at the different granite and the different

surrounding area, and we just kept com-

tiles.

ing back to this building. We just had so

“The kitchen was very important to

many ideas of what it could be.”

my husband and I because we planned to

do a lot of entertaining,” Schimmel said.

vation of the space, contractors removed

“Which is what would have happened.

nearly all of the interior’s material, taking

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

the living area “down to the studs,” Sell

entertain.”

said.

Bob Schimmel didn’t have a chance

As part of the roughly $300,000 reno-

Before the renovation, the space

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.

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What was once a second-floor apartment is now a master bedroom suite complete with a his-and-her bathroom.

The leopard-print carpet on the stairs adds personality to Schimmel’s York home.

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 compensate 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.”

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The bathroom has an adjoining programmable shower, which can store the preferences of six people.

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

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

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AT THE TABLE

David Albright

The Left Bank Restaurant and Bar

By ANGIE MASON for Spaces

So Albright, in his early teens, took over.

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 working parents usually didn’t get home until 6 p.m. His sister was supposed to do the cooking. That didn’t work out.

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The future: Albright is beginning work on a cookbook.

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

The Left Bank Restaurant and Bar

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.

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THE TASTING ROOM

Fall in love with chards

although 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-Jackson’s Grand Reserve is a spicy surprise if you are familiar only with its rather sweetish regular bottling. 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 now generally considered unfashionable — have

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

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

yard designation are highly rewarding as well.

t might be that crisp fall season, but

ing you to let your cabs and zins settle down in

somehow it is now time to get out your

the cellar for a long winter’s nap.

tation, which inevitably gives way to that rich,

winter whites. No, we’re not talking

You remember these descriptors: buttery,

creamy taste and full mouth feel. Read the fine

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

toasty, creamy, even oaky? Despite the naysay-

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

outside. While still accessorizing for the season,

ers, these old-fashioned attributes are the require-

mediate charms of these pours, a year of aging in

these whites will pair with both those occasional

ments of the season.

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

chills and the teasingly warm days, the first of the

While dodging today’s often-spineless “food-

a third birthday) is an excellent way to allow the

heavy-stock soups and the last of the chicken on

friendly” chards, harken back to the character-

oak to fully integrate and let the wine kind of knit

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

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

itself together. Some will go even longer.

By CRAIG SUMMERS BLACK for Spaces

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

A key swings from the lock to the ‘Continental’ room, on the second floor.

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An inn with spirit

By SUSAN WOLF for Spaces

Photographs by JENNIFER STORK

There’s a bit of presidential history and mystery tucked

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

away in Lebanon County, hidden in the stately Victorian mansion

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

now known as Inn 422.

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

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

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

the superintendent of its Lebanon coke and iron ore concentrator

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

plant.

most of its original beauty remained.

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

of Robert and Ann Coleman, upon her graduation from Dickinson

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

for the full-service restaurant, feature authentic Schonbek crystal chandeliers

College.

and

triple-hung

to

windows that become door-

Lebanon, she brought with her a

ways for a fresh summer breeze

suitor, James Buchanan.

off the front veranda.

When

Anne

returned

According to the Inn 422 Web

The

black

walnut

main

site, Anne’s father was a trustee at

staircase provides a regal back-

Dickinson and was familiar with

drop for brides during wedding

Buchanan, who had been expelled

ceremonies and leads to the five

for disciplinary reasons and later

guest rooms upstairs. The rooms

readmitted to graduate.

are a careful blend of Victorian believed

style and modern convenience,

Buchanan was not acceptable for

including flat-screen televisions

his daughter and eventually broke

and Internet access.

off

Robert

the

Coleman

couple’s

engagement,

The newer woodwork in a

according to the inn’s Web site.

small additional dining room

Months later, Anne commit-

matches the original through-

ted suicide with an overdose of

out the home. A 130-year-old carved

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

Scott and Crystal Aungst bought Inn 422 in 1995 and renovated 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.’

bar,

brought

another room, providing a warm and welcoming area.

Throughout the inn, elegant

artwork and personal touches

original

home was replaced by the current structure, some believe Anne

wood

from Philadelphia, dominates

create a comfortable atmosphere.

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

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

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

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

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

early 1800s.

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OPPOSITE The 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.

Inn 422 1800 W. Cumberland St., Lebanon, PA www.inn422.com

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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.

By KEVIN HORAN for Spaces

They were private and very exclusive.”

Photographs by CHRISTOPHER GLASS

Lincoln is trying to change that. During a four-month span this year, 80 new members

The Lafayette Club might look

joined the club, mostly people from York

mysterious from the outside.

County.

A green awning hovers over a heavy

Social events populate the club’s calen-

wooden door that seals the 111-year-old

dar, such as Wednesday night happy hours,

club off from the hustle and bustle at the

poker tournaments and murder-mystery

corner of Market and Duke streets in York.

dinners.

The exterior of the building, built in 1839,

is a smooth, nondescript red brick.

distinct presence in the community, provid-

ing catering to members and nonmembers

“This place wasn’t really exposed,”

The club has also established a more

general manager Ed Lincoln Jr. said. “It was

alike.

word of mouth. We never really advertised.

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

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 reading room shows Marquis de Lafayette toasting 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 aiding the Colonies’ cause in the Revolutionary 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 tavern room’s murals show York as it appeared in 1825, during Lafayette’s visit to town.

The people, however, are what make

the club great, Lincoln said.

“They welcome pretty much every-

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

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

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

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TREASURED SPACES

A melting pot of

treasures

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 VredenburgRudy or for a dog to romp in the lush green

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yard.

When Debra bought the house seven

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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 nonprofit 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

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home became a melting pot of their treasures, 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 refinished.

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 arrangements 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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Early 20th-century home has modern perks plus antique allure.

of its time

By IRIS HERSH for Spaces

bedroom closets are opened.

Photographs by MARKELL DELOATCH

Part of the wonder of the home is that a

lot of the things were built ahead of its time, Steve and Pam Dodd’s massive stone

said Steve Dodd, an avid antique collector

residence on 1½ acres sits along a city street

and history buff.

near downtown Chambersburg, Franklin

County.

prominent side staircase leading to second-

and third-floor landings.

Built from 1929 to 1930, the three-story

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

home has five bedrooms, each with its own

adjoining bath. It also includes adjoining

bow-tie connectors extends throughout the

The original hardwood flooring with

maids’ quarters with two bedrooms, a bath

foyer and living room areas. A bombé chest

and an outdoor sitting area.

with alabaster lamp, writing table and maids’

Used as a bed and breakfast from 1999

bell stands near the entrance beside a solid

to 2003, it features luxury elements from the

walnut book pedestal topped with table

era it was built, including plaster crown mold-

runner and a giant hardcover copy of “The

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

Literary Book of Answers,” by Carol Bolt.

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

room floor. Lights automatically turn on when

home’s four, is Federal style with wood

The living room’s fireplace, one of the

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.

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cherry three-bell-chime wind-up clock sits

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atop a French colonial-style dresser along

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a living room wall. Several handmade

pieces of furniture, including a stand-alone

stone and slate to create the appearance

jewelry box, a box shelf, tea caddies, large

of period walkways, one of the many

sofas and two corner cabinets, comple-

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A kitchen

fit for a queen

By HOLLY WHITE for Spaces

pale peach stucco, has six windows across,

of European design, with high ceilings,

Photographs by KATE PENN

two stories high, and an enormous front

intricate molding in nearly every room, a

door made of solid wood.

wide, curved stairway and, of course, high

Coming around the bend on foot

windows.

or in your car, the tip of a driveway peeks

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

Shading trees and circular plots of

out between greenery.

perennials dot the yard on all sides and

Craning your neck, you can just barely

a sturdy brick patio rests in the back.

see a hint of a window, a shutter and the

“I’m starting a native garden,” said

corner of a roof. Rounding the curve in the

Lynne Danyo, Joe’s wife.

driveway, the splendor of the house unfolds

before you.

the tile above the stove so Lynne Danyo can easily fill a pot of water.

Three of the four sides are wreathed

in windows. Hugged by lanky shutters, the windows seems to stretch and glisten.

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LEFT This faucet extends out from

OPPOSITE Details, such as these diamond-shaped tiles, accent the area behind the Aga.

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.

The family’s 11-yearold Lab, Molly, takes a break in the kitchen, which features an Aga four-oven cooker, which weighs more than 2,000 pounds.

She took a master gardener class at

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

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-

“It was really great to be able to design the kitchen ourselves and get everything we wanted.”

— Lynne Danyo, homeowner

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The Danyos use their front room for entertaining.

Danyos designed their dream kitchen.

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

and a lower, circular table for five at the

“It was really great to be able to de-

sign it ourselves and get everything we

other end.

wanted,” Lynne said.

In one corner is the gleaming ivory

The final product includes a large

and black Aga, with its four ovens preset

country sink set low in the countertop,

at different temperatures, a boiling plate, a

a gargantuan Aga four-oven cooker and

simmering plate and a trio of burners.

two separate cook-tops and black granite

counter tops.

the Aga.

The countertops stand out the most

Joe said there’s quite a story behind “You can only purchase them from

when walking into the kitchen. Highlight-

England, and then they ship it in pieces

ed against the cherry cabinets and the light

to North Carolina, where a truck driver

maple hardwood flooring, the bronze and

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

silver sparkles within the deep midnight

pounds, and drove it here for us. It took

color seem to shift and swirl.

almost two full days to install it.”

The countertops, along with sur-

With a kitchen fit for a queen, the

rounding the sink and the stove, stretch

Danyos enjoy their comfortable house in

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

all of its splendor, entertaining family from

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Rooms

with a view

By CAITLIN HEANEY for Spaces Photographs by JAMES ROBINSON

Chuck and Helen Poor finished building the main section of their home outside Biglerville in 1994.

They have added on twice since then, including this room, which boasts a view of the upper Adams County valley below.

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The Poors built much of their home themselves, with one exception being the stone fireplace 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.

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.

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 building 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 overlooking 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

hobby, he said.

the home, which boasts a master bedroom,

two guest rooms, several bathrooms, a kitchen,

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

a dining room and a loft.

personalized touches scattered throughout

Chuck made a bed frame used in one

Two main living areas downstairs, one

the home, including a fireplace that originally

of which was added to the home recently,

belonged to one of Helen’s ancestors and the

also overlook the valley. The inspiration for

shower, which was inspired by one the couple

the design of the newer living room, with

encountered during a European trip.

a wall of windows looking onto the woods

below, came from a magazine photograph.

home sits also reminds her of her past.

Both rooms feature cathedral ceilings, and the

stone fireplace in the home’s original living

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

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And for Helen, the area in which the “It’s very similar to where I grew up,” she

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

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

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SOCIAL SPACES

The Majestic

reborn

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., Gettysburg Box office: 337-8200 For more, visit www.gettysburgmajestic.org

By TERESA McMINN for Spaces

When the theater opened 80 years ago,

the state and the Greater Adams County

Photographs by KATE PENN

it was the only vaudeville and silent film

community to contribute to the revitalization

theater in Adams County.

of downtown.

Jeffrey W. Gabel stood in the center

back row of the balcony overlooking a trans-

wide attention when President Dwight D.

Majestic Performing Arts and Cinema Center

formation where 1925 Colonial Revival meets

Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower

is nothing short of stunning and attracts per-

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

regularly attended performances.

formers such as James Earl Jones.

at the Jennifer and David LeVan Performing

Arts Center.

hands and lost its original brilliance.

1925 theater were used to recreate details

including the chandeliers and carpet, Gabel

It took several years, countless hours

In the 1950s, the theater gained world-

But time passed, the building changed “It was a dump,” Gabel said. “The place

Today, the renovated 60,000-square-foot

Black-and-white photos of the original

and more than $16 million to turn the

was dirty … just awful.”

said.

disheveled mess into the magnificent gem

Until 1992, that is.

it is today, said Gabel, founding executive

That’s

College

seats more than 800 people, includes 1,500

director of the Majestic.

purchased the theater and partnered with

pieces of pressed tin that were removed by

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when

Gettysburg

The ceiling of the main theater, which

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

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

cemetery

Gettysburg’s most historic cemetery

• Prime location cemetery lots near the site of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and the first soldiers buried from the Battle of Gettysburg • Veteran Section cemetery lots • Cremation burial lots • Mausoleum lots

This mobile in The Majestic was created by an artist-in-residence with 250 fifth graders from Lincoln Elementary School in Gettysburg. hand, numbered and sent to a restoration

large dressing rooms.

company in New York.

parking and an industrial elevator that can

An exterior loading dock with ample

and gold flank the stage.

lift 30,000 pounds allows for easy trans-

port of equipment from a touring show’s

The main theater also features mas-

sive columns, original stained-glass exit

tractor trailer to the theater’s main stage.

signs atop doorways, an art gallery, a pa-

tron’s lounge, a balcony lobby and a grand

the space is so nice,” Gabel said.

staircase.

to make for a fabulous theater, he said.

Two smaller movie theaters are deco-

“Artists love to come here because The site had all the elements needed

rated in 1950s-era style and include cuddle

seats.

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

project had everything in alignment to be

The building also houses a rehearsal

hall, a dance studio, flexible space and

“I’ve been in the business for over

successful. … This was a golden project.”

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Q& A

BEHIND THE SPACES

with a pro MARY PATTERSON Owner, Painted by Patterson

By TERESA McMINN for Spaces Photographs by PAUL KUEHNEL

Q A

Has business been good?

As a young kid, Mary Patterson repainted her

bedroom on a regular basis.

As an adult, she wanted a career that would

“It grew a lot until the economy did what

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

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

for me.” Now, Patterson has one employee and

four kids.

continues to get regular work.

Q A

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 Delaware in and Maryland.

Q A

“Somehow I’ve managed to make it work.

… Former clients have really kept me moving forward through this economic downturn.”

What kind of painting do you do?

Interior, decorative, stenciling and faux

painting.

Q A

How do you keep getting new jobs?

Q

When do you feel most happy with a

A

“Oftentimes … it’s the next time I visit

work project?

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

How did you start your own business?

really cool.’

“I really started strong in the stenciling

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

“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.”

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grew to include faux-painting techniques.

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.

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For more information, visit www.paintedbypatterson.com or call 246-8060.

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