[MassHistPres] Tour of The Elms Mansion in Newport RI

[Kjgkeith at aol.com]

The  New England Landscape Design and History Association (NELDHA) kicks 
off its new  program – the Preservation Network – with a rare guided tour of 
the classic  gardens of The Elms, a famed Newport mansion owned by the 
Preservation  Society of Newport County, RI. The discussion will cover the 
landscape  restoration in detail, including the challenges overcome and solutions  
implemented to preserve one of the great landscapes of America’s Gilded 
Age.  Tour will be held rain or shine, Saturday, May 19, 10 a.m. at The Elms, 
367  Bellevue Ave., Newport, Rhode Island.  
Make  checks in the amount of $20 members/$25 non-member, payable to “NELDHA
” and mail  to: NELDHA/Rose Marques, P.O. Box 41363, Providence, RI 02940. 
Spaces are  limited and will only be reserved with full payment in advance. 
Deadline May 5, 2012. Please include a phone number on your  check. 
See _www.neldha.org_ (http://www.neldha.org/)  for more  information and a 
registration  form. 
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