* WE WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY, JULY 5, IN HONOR OF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND
July Meeting: We’re grateful that Beacon Mayor (and BHS member) Lee Kyriacou has taken time from a busy schedule to join our monthly meeting to discuss the importance of Historic Preservation in Beacon. We gather at the Elks Club at 900 Wolcott Avenue on Tuesday, July 22 at 7 p.m. The Mayor and his wife Elizabeth Barrett own an 1883 Second Empire Victorian home (complete with mansard roof and semicircular “steamboat” veranda). Mayor Kyriacou served nine terms on the Beacon City Council before being elected mayor in 2020.
Shown are buildings in the East End before and after restoration in the early 1990s by Ron and Ronnie Beth Sauers, who are often credited with jumpstarting our Main Street renaissance.
Historic Property Plaques
Want to celebrate the history of your home or business? Every structure within the Beacon City School District is eligible to purchase one of our new Historic Property Plaques, providing the building is 100 years or older. The oval plaques are 6x8 inches and come in:
Aluminum ($250+$20.94 sales tax = $270.94); or
Bronze ($395+$33.08 sales tax = $428.08).
If you are a tax-exempt non-profit, please provide your EIN/Tax ID number. The property owner is responsible for installing the plaque (with provided hardware). Delivery takes about eight weeks once the order is placed.
Participants need to submit a simple, easy-to-complete, one-page application form and provide information regarding the history of the building, including photos if available, with their check. Email BeaconHistorical@gmail.com for more information and a copy of the application form.
Can’t make it in person to our meetings? No problem!
We make every effort to stream them live via our ZOOM link here: