The Village Preservation Society (VPS) was formed in 1982 in response to an attempt by then Village government to demolish the Gardiner Brown House in order to expand the Reutershan parking lot.
This event sparked the organization of a group of concerned Village residents who recognized the need to protect historic structures, open space and quality of life in the Village of East Hampton. The Village Preservation Society not only saved the Gardiner Brown House from demolition, but brokered the deal which enabled the Ladies Village Improvement Society (a different organization) to make its permanent home in that historic building. Please check our Projects page for more about our outreach and preservation work.
Throughout the Society’s 41 year history, the all volunteer Board has benefited from the service of many talented and dedicated Village residents. The following Trustees are now active and serve rotating three-year terms:
Barbara S. Borsack | David H. Brown | Polly Bruckmann | Mary E. Busch | Charmaine Caldwell | Alexandra Chantecaille | Gene E. Cross, Jr. | Georgia deHavenon | Averill D. Geus | Andrew Goldstein | Katherine S. Graham | Ted Hartley | John L. McGuirk, III | Patricia M. Mercer | Joan D. Osborne | Joseph B. Rose | Melissa Egbert Sheehan | Bruce A. T. Siska | Lalitte C. Smith | Joan Tulp | Peter M. Wolf
Kathleen Cunningham, Executive Director
email: kathy@villagepreservationsociety.org