Springfield's Brinkerhoff Home: EVENTS

Thursday, September 22, 2011

EVENTS

Victorian Tea

The Victorian Tea will be held on October 16, 2011 from 3-4:30 pm at a cost of $15 per person. The Tea has become one of our most popular events and reservations are required. To reserve a space for you and your friends, please call Jan at 528 7585 by October 11^th. Send your check, made payable to the Brinkerhoff Home, to Jan Steinhour, 2012 Louise Lane, Springfield, Ill 62702. Your check will be your confirmed reservation.

In addition to our delectable scones accompanied by Devonshire cream and lemon curd, the menu will include chicken, ham salad and pineapple cream cheese and olive cream cheese tea sandwiches. Desserts include pecan balls, apricot balls and thumb print cookies.

Reservation Form

Name _______________________________

Phone Number _______________________

Number of Reservations ________________@ $15 per person = Total Amount _______

Fall Fair

Many thanks to everyone who volunteered to make the Fair a success.

Congratulations to Chris Mueller, winner of the 50/50 drawing.

Chili Dinner

The Chili Dinner will be held on November 12, 2011 from 3-6 pm at a cost of $10 per person or $18 per couple . To reserve a space for you and your friends, please call John at 528 2818 by November 6^th. Send your check, made payable to the Brinkerhoff Home, to John Bucari at 2317 Lake Crest, Springfield, Ill 62712. Your check will be your confirmed reservation.

The menu consists of chili or chicken tortellini soup, tea or coffee and dessert.

Reservation Form

Name ______________________________

Phone Number _______________________

Number of Reservations ________________@$10 person or $18 per couple = Total Amount ____

New Members

Welcome to Barb Fairchild, Mona Bartz, Barbara Hayler, Bobbi Eagan, Amma Fanale, Rita Folder, Sandra Nadzegeike and Claire Eberle.

Dues

Just a reminder – if you haven’t paid your dues for 2011, please send your check for $15 made out to the Brinkerhoff Home, 1500 N. 5^th Street, Springfield, ILL 62702.

Rentals

If you are interested in renting the Home, please contact Nancy at 528 5087 or Susan at 494 1571.

Christmas Decorating

Brenda Kochmann is looking for volunteers to help decorate the Home for the holidays. If you are able to help, please call her at 836 9588.

Christmas Party

Don’t forget to keep December 3rd open for the Christmas party at the House.

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Brinkerhoff Home History

George Brinkerhoff, a successful businessman and political associate of Abraham Lincoln, built the Home for his wife and six children in 1869 for the sum of $35,000. Elijah E. Myers was the architect. After Mr. Brinkerhoff's death in '1928, the then Springfield Junior College purchased the home and began classes there. By 1974 the home had deteriorated so badly the college considered razing it. Doris Bucari, a college trustee, was given one year to show evidence of saving the home. work progressed slowly until she and other community members founded a not-for-profit corporation, Brinkerhoff Inc. in 1977. Restoration of the home was the aim of the organization and with help of the Brinkerhoff Auxiliary, a group of interested citizens organized by Doris, and the assistance of many other people, work on the home was put in high gear. Through the years Brinkerhoff Inc. and the Brinkerhoff Auxiliary have been disbanded and replaced by the Brinkerhoff Foundation. Practically the entire interior has been restored. paint has been stripped and reapplied, new wallpaper applied in some rooms and, of course, plumbing and rewiring. The floors, blackened from age and hard use, were stripped and refinished. Lovely chandeliers have replaced hanging fluorescent fixtures. Each room has been beautifully furnished with period furniture in keeping with the time of the home. Some of the furnishings have been donated, the rest purchased with funds obtained from the Spring and Fall Fairs held each year and other money raising events. The exterior brick has been completely tuckpointed and in 1984 an Illinois Department of conservation matching grant provided for the reconstruction of the cupola. We feel Doris would be more than proud to see the Home as it is today. The Home has been placed on both the National and Illinois Registers of Historic Places and provides elegant ambience for weddings, receptions, catered parties and a variety of private celebrations.

DSDigitals official Brinkerhoff photographer

Welcome to the Brinkerhoff Home web blog. On March 15th, the Brinkerhoff House Foundation, Board of Directors designated me, Dulany F. Sriner owner of DSDigitals.com their official photographer. As we pursue the development of this Blog, we will be providing a listing of events along with other Brinkerhoff information. Regular posts will provide up to date announcements from the board. Please be patient as we try to build the site with the goal of making it available for registered members to post their own announcements. At that point, I will provide help as needed but it should manage itself. Until that point, postings will come through me. For current pictures of the Brinkerhoff House on my web site go to: http://www.gallerypg.com/WebGallery/Brinkerhoff%20Home/index.htm

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