2017 GE Realty Plot House and Garden Tour is June 3rd & 4th
Fundraiser for Dr. Maureen Lynch, Schenectady City School Psychologist
Schenectady, NY, May 24, 2017: The GE Realty Plot Association is excited to announce that the 2017 GE Realty Plot House and Garden Tour will take place from 12PM - 4PM on Saturday June 3rd and Sunday June 4th. This year’s tour will feature 6 lovely homes in the GE Realty Plot in Schenectady. While the House and Garden Tour is the most important fundraiser for the Plot Association, in its mission to maintain the 128 houses in the historic GE Plot neighborhood; this year $5 from each ticket sold will go to help Dr. Maureen Lynch, longtime Psychologist in the Schenectady City school district, win her fight against a rare form of cancer.
The six houses on this year’s tour are:
The 1923 ‘J. E. Lowe House’ | 1163 Avon Road
The 1908 ‘Henry Reist House’ | 1166 Avon Road
The 1906 ‘John Weber House’ | 1204 Rugby Road
The 1906 ‘Frank Hoppman House’ | 1156 Stratford Road
The 1901 ‘Harry W. Hillman House’ | 6 Douglas Road
The 1900 ‘E.W. Rice House’ | 1128 Lenox Road
Tickets for this year’s House and Garden Tour are $25, as always, and can be purchased online at http://www.gerealtyplot.com/house-and-garden-tour.html and from the following fine retailers:
Marty's True Value, 1751 Van Vranken Ave, Schenectady
Open Door Bookstore, 128 Jay St, Schenectady
Lange's Pharmacy, 2205 Nott St E., Niskayuna
Evergreen Olive Oil Co., 1328 Van Antwerp Rd, Niskayuna
Experience and Creative Design, Ltd., 510 Union St., Schenectady
or at the homes on the day of the event.
About The GE Realty Plot Association: The GE Realty Plot Association was formed in 1978. The Association is a not-for-profit corporation with the mission of maintaining the homes and history of the GE Realty Plot Neighborhood. The GE Plot has been home to many luminaries in the fields of science and engineering, military, political, business and religious leadership. Among its most famous residents were Charles P. Steinmetz, Irving Langmuir, Chester Rice, and Ernst Alexanderson. Every two years, on odd years (2017, 2019, et al), residents of the GE Realty Plot open their homes to the public for the GE Realty Plot House and Garden Tour in a spirit of camaraderie with the city of Schenectady and to raise funds for capital improvements and worthy charities. For more information, please visit: http://www.gerealtyplot.com/
Contact:
Chris Leonard,
Historian, GE Realty Plot Association
ChrisGERealtyPlot@gmail.com
Fundraiser for Dr. Maureen Lynch, Schenectady City School Psychologist
Schenectady, NY, May 24, 2017: The GE Realty Plot Association is excited to announce that the 2017 GE Realty Plot House and Garden Tour will take place from 12PM - 4PM on Saturday June 3rd and Sunday June 4th. This year’s tour will feature 6 lovely homes in the GE Realty Plot in Schenectady. While the House and Garden Tour is the most important fundraiser for the Plot Association, in its mission to maintain the 128 houses in the historic GE Plot neighborhood; this year $5 from each ticket sold will go to help Dr. Maureen Lynch, longtime Psychologist in the Schenectady City school district, win her fight against a rare form of cancer.
The six houses on this year’s tour are:
The 1923 ‘J. E. Lowe House’ | 1163 Avon Road
The 1908 ‘Henry Reist House’ | 1166 Avon Road
The 1906 ‘John Weber House’ | 1204 Rugby Road
The 1906 ‘Frank Hoppman House’ | 1156 Stratford Road
The 1901 ‘Harry W. Hillman House’ | 6 Douglas Road
The 1900 ‘E.W. Rice House’ | 1128 Lenox Road
Tickets for this year’s House and Garden Tour are $25, as always, and can be purchased online at http://www.gerealtyplot.com/house-and-garden-tour.html and from the following fine retailers:
Marty's True Value, 1751 Van Vranken Ave, Schenectady
Open Door Bookstore, 128 Jay St, Schenectady
Lange's Pharmacy, 2205 Nott St E., Niskayuna
Evergreen Olive Oil Co., 1328 Van Antwerp Rd, Niskayuna
Experience and Creative Design, Ltd., 510 Union St., Schenectady
or at the homes on the day of the event.
About The GE Realty Plot Association: The GE Realty Plot Association was formed in 1978. The Association is a not-for-profit corporation with the mission of maintaining the homes and history of the GE Realty Plot Neighborhood. The GE Plot has been home to many luminaries in the fields of science and engineering, military, political, business and religious leadership. Among its most famous residents were Charles P. Steinmetz, Irving Langmuir, Chester Rice, and Ernst Alexanderson. Every two years, on odd years (2017, 2019, et al), residents of the GE Realty Plot open their homes to the public for the GE Realty Plot House and Garden Tour in a spirit of camaraderie with the city of Schenectady and to raise funds for capital improvements and worthy charities. For more information, please visit: http://www.gerealtyplot.com/
Contact:
Chris Leonard,
Historian, GE Realty Plot Association
ChrisGERealtyPlot@gmail.com
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