Builders of Burwell, Hillsborough, and Orange County

Steve Peck, innovative organizer of the bicentennial celebration of this building, will present research to show how nineteenth-century Orange County architect and builder John Berry established a community of skilled craftsmen. Charles Woods, a meticulous Hillsborough builder, honors those who taught the building skills through generations. Andy Whitted brings the legendary Whitted family of plasterers through two centuries of skill and stories.

An event with special emphasis on African American craftsmen and Artisan.

*This program is both in-person and virtual* See registration for more information.