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Susan & Bill Ecenbarger, owners
1602 New Holland Pike
Lancaster

Case Study: Winwick

Susan and Bill Ecenbarger purchased “Winwick” in May 1999. Bill is a career journalist and published author of “Walkin’ the Line,” a history/travelogue of the Mason-Dixon Line. Susan owns and operates an advertising agency and has a long-time interest in old houses, historical properties and preservation. They are both members of the Lancaster County Historical Society and the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County.

“Winwick” is the third property that Susan has rehabilitated. The first was a 1930’s Hershey redbrick residence in the commercial district that she converted into office space. The second, an 1850’s farmhouse on Chocolate Avenue below the Milton Hershey mansion and Hershey Chocolate factory, was also purchased for adaptive use and converted to 4,000 sq. ft. of office space. With major renovations made to the property it was awarded the 1999 “Preservation Excellence” Award presented by the Derry Township Historical Society.

Susan took the first House History course offered by the Historical Society and taught one of the sessions the following year. With the background she acquired from the course, she completed the application forms to nominate “Winwick” to the Lancaster County Register of Historic Sites. The property was named to the Register in November 2000: “Winwick represents a building of high style regional architectural design and historical importance to Lancaster County.”

In addition, Susan has researched, on a volunteer basis, numerous house histories for the Preservation Trust, especially for their annual Historic House Tours.