View from the Porch

View from the Park Place Porch

Preservation Williamsport is sponsoring a second "View from the Porch" as a fund raiser to support Rowley House Museum renovations. This year's event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 6, 2008.

The museum is open to the public for tours; more than 60 bus tours are scheduled for 2008.

The first View From the Porch held in the Fall of 2006 was a huge success with more than 100 attendees. This year's event will feature the porches of seven mansions that adorn Millionaires Row in Williamsport's Historic District.

Because of the lack of available space on the porches, tickets will be limited. Below is a list of venues and menus:

The Hermance House, 405 West Fourth Street
Pates & Pinot Noir

The Hiram Rhoads House, 522 West Fourth Street
Pimms Cup w/ smoked shad

The Rowley House Museum, 707 West Fourth Street
Pig Roast with stout beer

The Elias Deemer House, 711 West Fourth Street
Combined with The Rowley House Museum

Park Place, 800 West Fourth Street
Cabernet & Stilton

The Timothy Clark House, 907 West Fourth Street
Port & Truffles

The Cochran-Lyon House, 1005 West Fourth Street
Champagne & Oysters on the Half Shell

This year's sponsors include the Williamsport Sun Gazette, Rainbow Carpet, Woodlands Bank, Citizens & Northern Bank, M&T Bank, Raup, Wiley & Mott Law Firm, Murray Motors, Finks Paint and Elion, Wayne & Grieco Law Firm.

Music will be provided at all locations and attendees will be transported between venues free of charge by two SVT Trolleys. Mayor Gabriel Campana and Council President Marlyne Whaley will be conductors.

Tickets for the event are $45 for Preservation Williamsport members and $50 for non- members. Tickets can be purchased by calling Cochran Holdings Group @ 570-323-8080. For more information please contact Preservation Williamsport Chairman- Edward Lyon, Jr. @ 570-279-6500.

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