THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY IN AMERICA

The Victorian Society in America is the only national non-profit organization committed to historic preservation, protection, understanding, education, and enjoyment of our nineteenth century heritage... The Victorian Society in America was founded in 1966 as a sister organization to the Victorian Society in the U.K., by such legends of historic preservation as Brendan Gill, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, and Margot Gayle. So outraged were they by the 1964 destruction of New York's magnificent Pennsylvania Station [McKim, Mead, & White, 1910] that they formed the Society to ensure that other important structures did not fall to the wrecker's ball... The Victorian Society in America is governed by a Board of Directors comprising twenty-five members from across the United States. We seek board representation from professionals, academics, and interested citizens in the fields that we serve and represent, including history, art, architecture, decorative arts, and museum studies, as well as..

Also known as: The Victorian Society in America, Inc., Victorian Society, Victorian Society in America

Primary location: Haddonfield United States