About HPHA

The Horsham Preservation & Historic Association (HPHA) is dedicated to identifying, studying, preserving and protecting the historical heritage, buildings and artifacts of Horsham area.

Peter and Margaret Choate serve as full time staff for HPHA as on-site caretakers and restoration supervisors at the Penrose-Strawbridge site, as well as being Board Members and in Pete's case, Executive Director of the organization. Pete and Margaret both have academic and practical knowledge of historic buildings and their restoration.

Officers

President - - Kevin Winters - Self employed in the computer consulting area and has long had an interest in historic buildings and places. Manages Horsham-Happenings.com

Vice President - Toni Kistner - Member since 2005 - Works for Impact Thrift Stores and is our archeological artifact expert. Toni is also a great free lance photographer and contributor to the Viewfinder feature in the Hatboro Patch. She has taken many of the photos shown on this site.

Secretary - Cindy Ziesing - Works as a practice administrator at a major law firm in Philadelphia and lives in a home built in 1743 in Horsham. She received a BA from Kenyon College and a J.D. from Temple University, Magna Cum Laude.

Treasurer - Fran LaRosa - A long time member. Fran works for Liberty Property Trust in Horsham and has retired from teaching at Hatboro-Horsham High School.

Advisors

Margaret Westfield, partner of Westfield Architects & Preservation Consultants. Degree in Architecture, U of Maryland. M.A. Preservation Studies Boston U. Her qualifications exceed the qualification standards for Historical Architects, Architects and Architectural Historians.

Herbert Levy, Registered Architect, FAIA, Herb is well respected in the historic preservation field. He has served on the board of PHMC, and more recently was president of both HABS and HAER.

Board of Directors

George Felbin, member since 1998, Registered Architect in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 1963. University of Pennsylvania degree in Architecture. Member of NCARB. Chairman of the Horsham Historical Advisory Commission. Historic house owner.

Margaret Choate, Founder, past president and member since 1997. - Board member since 1998. Retired Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager of Corestates Bank. Summa Cum Laude graduate of Bucks County Community College in the Historic Preservation program in 1998. Member of Sigma Phi Kappa, historic preservation honor society. Founding member of the Horsham Historical Advisory Commission.

Peter Choate, Past president and member since 1997. University of Delaware, BA in American History. He is a retired computer business systems owner and entrepreneur. He serves as Executive Director of HPHA.

Curt Kaller, of C D Kaller Inc. and Old Philadelphia Historic Restoration Company. Curt Kaller is active in historic house restoration and lives in a restored Victorian home.

Steve Schneider - Owner of Schneider HVAC, Steve has been a member since 2004, a historic house owner and is a Past President.

Jane Douglass of Prudential, Fox & Roach Realtors - Blue Bell A 26-year veteran in marketing of real estate in Montgomery & Bucks Counties, Jane has sold some of the oldest properties in Montgomery County. Examples are the Circa 1701 ”Rose Hill” in Blue Bell and a Circa 1702 house in Upper Dublin, which was built for colonial Governor Sir William Keith’s tax collector. She is a civil war enthusiast who has completed certification in Historic marketing & Vintage Architecture. Jane is a member of the Historic Real Estate marketing program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Montgomery County Association of Realtors. Jane is also a long time member and publicity chairman of the Historical Society of Fort Washington..

Maryann Sweriduk - Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager of Beneficial Bank in Hatboro.

Student Representative - a student representative from the Hatboro-Horsham School District is appointed each year. This position is currently open.