| Fairwold Questers Aid in the Renovation of Morris Arboretum’s Springfield Mills |
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011 4:43 pm
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Springfield Mills at the Morris Arboretum of the University of
Pennsylvania is a historic place that matters to the Fairwold Chapter
of the Questers International Organization. Members of the Fairwold
Questers, an eastern Montgomery County chapter, recently gathered at
the Springfield Mills to present a check for $2,000 to Robert
Anderson, the Morris Arboretum’s Director of Physical Facilities, for
the restoration of the pedestrian footbridge. The footbridge will be
restored to its original condition and appearance using historic
images from the Arboretum’s archives. Work on the project will begin
this summer with an anticipated completion date of this fall.
In addition to providing funding for this project, the Fairwold
Questers have also donated volunteer hours to help clean the mill and
prepare the mill for tours. Last summer the Questers also celebrated
the restoration of all the windows in the mill, a project that was
possible with their support. The Questers is an international
organization (www.questers1944.org) whose mission is to study
antiques and to support historic restoration and preservation.
Springfield Mills is listed on the National Register of Historic
Places as a “contributing structure” as part of the Morris Arboretum.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Questers are
partnering to showcase places that matter to the history of our
country in a program called “This Place Matters.” Springfield Mills
has been identified as just such a place, deserving of the time,
energy and funding that are making the restoration possible. The
building contains the most complete original 19th century mill works
and machinery of any mill in the area. It is being restored by the
Arboretum with the support of many donors and hard-working
volunteers, including the Fairwold Questers. |
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