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THE VILLAGE PRESERVATION SOCIETY
OF EAST HAMPTON PRESENTS ITS

HISTORIC PRESERVATION
AWARD CEREMONY
AND ANNUAL MEETING

AT THE TENNIS HOUSE ON MAIDSTONE LANE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2025
FROM 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.

Mr. Wood will be participating in a Q&A conducted by VPSEH Trustee, Joseph B. Rose, and signing his new book, “Servant of Beauty: Landmarks, Secret Love, and the Unimagined Life of an Unsung New York Hero”. Mr. Wood is a preservationist, award-winning author and founder of the New York Preservation Archive Project. The book is the true story of an unheralded civic champion and his love of beauty in the public realm that would forever change New York City.

Books will be available and refreshments will be served.

The event is free of charge.

Please call 631-324-3524 or e-mail Kathy@VillagePreservationSociety.org to reserve a seat as space is limited.

Citizen action to protect and preserve the historic structures, residential character, and quality of life in the Village of East Hampton since 1982

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Since its founding in 1982, the Village Preservation Society (VPS) has been a catalytic force in protecting East Hampton’s priceless heritage, and giving voice to village residents.

The VPS boasts a long list of victories: from saving the Gardiner Brown House from bulldozers and preserving the historic Town House, East Hampton’s first meeting place, to raising $150,000 for reconstruction of the Gardiner Windmill, one of East Hampton’s most iconic structures.

The Society works in collaboration with local organizations and village leaders to preserve the past; it also acts to address our community’s quality of life in the present, and anticipate future needs. In 1997 the VPS conducted a quality of life survey which revealed that a lack of access to medical care was a top concern of residents. The Society went on to spearhead the creation of the East Hampton Healthcare Foundation.

While buildings offer tangible evidence of VPS accomplishments, much of the organization’s energies go into serving as watchdog and advocate on key issues, plans and projects affecting life in the village: real estate development, traffic, parking, noise, districting.

The VPS supported the creation and adoption of town and village comprehensive plans and monitors the implementation of village codes, all in an effort to preserve the character of America’s Most Beautiful Village for the generations to come.