Cairnwood Gala

Last Friday we participated in the Cairnwood Gala, an annual charity event to support the ongoing work of preserving and restoring Cairnwood and its grounds. The inaugural Gala in 2008 raised over $45,000 for restoration and preservation projects at Cairnwood. These projects included restoring the entry gates to the estate on Huntingdon Pike and recreating the original Olmstead and Eliot designed path which leads from Cairnwood’s veranda to the Garden House. Funds were also used to reproduce, in historically accurate fashion, some of Cairnwood’s original rugs and runners.

Proceeds from this years Roaring 20's Gala will be used to restore the Cairnwood Garden House and adapt it for reuse as an accessible and inviting education center which will be used to increase the exposure of Cairnwood and the Bryn Athyn Historic District.

I will post more about the Gala and those involved in the coming weeks, but here are a few teaser pictures, courtesy of the fabulous Jackie Bayne & Patrick Simione and Love Shack Photo.

-Becky