The Retired Men’s Association’s speakers this week on Wednesday, September 23, will be Elise Hillman Green and Jacqueline Wetenhall of “Historic Properties of Greenwich.” The title of their talk is “Protecting Houses, One by One.” The talk takes place at Parish Hall, Christ Church, 254 E Putnam Ave, Greenwich from 11:00am to 12:00pm.
The program will also be shown on Zoom (click here for live feed), and on local cable channels 24 (Verizon) and 79 (Optimum).
To attend in person, organizers have advice on parking. Arrive early. If the Christ Church campus is full, parking at First Church of Christ, Scientist, a 15 minute walk, is an available. Download parking map for guidance.
More on the speakers:
In this America 250/Greenwich presentation Elise Green and Jackie Wetenhall of Historic Properties of Greenwich will share a brief history of how HPG was founded and what it is doing to help protect historic homes and streetscapes around Greenwich. They will provide illustrations of protected houses, the process, and a sneak peek at those in the pipeline.
Elise Hillman Green
Elise grew up in town in an historic home on Taconic Road. In 2018, she co-founded Historic Properties of Greenwich.
She has served on the boards of the Greenwich Land Trust, the Greenwich Teen Center at Arch Street, the Greenwich Academy Alumnae Board (President) and the Junior League of Greenwich (President). She has been active with Christ Church of Greenwich, the Greenwich Preservation Trust, the Audubon Center and Greenwich Country Day School. Prior to moving back to Greenwich, Elise was a residential real estate agent in Manhattan. Elise is married to Greg Green and they have four children.
Jacqueline Wetenhall
Jackie is the newly appointed Executive Director of Historic Properties of Greenwich. As a Greenwich native, she works to increase Historic Properties of Greenwich’s exposure and meets with property owners, real estate firms and neighborhood associations, to educate historic homeowners on the “protect to preserve” process.
Prior to joining Historic Properties of Greenwich, Jackie worked for 21 years as the Director of Business Development for Stamford Downtown.
She is actively involved in many community organizations including Christ Church Altar Guild, The Knollwood Garden Club and The Avon Theatre Advisory Board.