KHS will host a presentation by noted expert Ms Bonnie Rosenthal on the history of the unique National Park Seminary property and how it has been brought back to life with a new use after years of neglect. First developed as a railroad hotel and Washington area retreat, the property marked by a legacy of transformation is now a model of restoration and commercial reuse.
Ms Rosenthal became acquainted with the National Park Seminary at Forest Glen in 1989, and got involved with Save Our Seminary, the non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, history, and future of the National Park Seminary. She served on the board of SOS and then as president for 6 years. From 1999 through most of 2004, she was executive director of SOS until she was hired as the general property manager of the historic Seminary by the developer. Bonnie is also a former staff member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the D.C. Preservation League.
The meeting will begin on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kensington Town Hall, 3710 Mitchell Street, Kensington.