Lynnewood Hall

06/02/2026

Detail of the Bellini-Cellini Gallery ✨

06/01/2026

The essence of 18th and 19th century elegance ✨

05/27/2026

We’re very excited to announce our next capital project at Lynnewood Hall! A new roof for the Belinni-Cellini and Van Dyck Galleries!

The estate, having been left abandoned for twenty-five plus years, the elements have taken their toll on the roof of Lynnewood Hall. The worst area being the back section of the home which comprises of the Van Dyck Gallery and Bellini-Cellini Gallery.

The scaffolding is currently is going up around the back of the house in preparation for Kurtz Construction Co. () to come in and install a brand new copper and slate roof in these areas. We’re using the same materials that exist on the roof now to keep the historically accurate fabric intact.

Stay tuned for further updates on this project because we’re very excited about it!!

05/12/2026

Our peonies are beginning to bloom!

05/06/2026

A year and a half after filming concluded, we are finally allowed to share our behind-the-scenes photos from Sight & Sound Theatres newest picture; A Great Awakening!

We are so excited to be able to share these images with you and will have many, many more to share on our Patreon Page soon.

Nobody has shot scenes for a feature length film at Lynnewood Hall since the silent film, Just Suppose, was filmed here in 1926. This was an experience that was so exciting and rewarding for us. The team at Sight & Sound was an absolute pleasure to work with and we hope to collaborate again in the future.

Our Executive Director, Edward Thome, and Site Manager, Tyler Schumacher, both even had small roles in the film! This was a fun and unplanned tradition to carry on as Lynnewood Hall’s Butler, William Turner, was featured in Just Suppose way back in 1926.

We are very much interested in seeing more films and TV shows use Lynnewood Hall as a location. Please let us know if you know of any opportunities! We have a few in mind already, including The Gilded Age on HBO!

This was an experience we will never forget and we all hope to do this again soon for many films! If you haven’t seen A Great Awakening yet, is in theatres NOW! Make sure you don’t miss it!

04/24/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Greg Williams and the Lewistown Sentinel for telling the story of how Lynnewood Hall’s preservation journey began in their local community in Central Pennsylvania.

It’s incredibly meaningful to see this story come full circle in our own community.

If anyone is in the Lewistown, PA area, join us tonight at Miller Cinemas 6 for the local screening of A Great Awakening! 🎬 Meet Edward and Angie before the show and connect with Stone Arch Players and the The Historic Embassy Theatre.

📍 Miller Cinemas
🕔 Doors open at 5:00 PM
🎥 Showtimes: 5:45 PM & 8:45 PM

We hope to see you there!

LEWISTOWN — What began years ago in a small Central Pennsylvania community theatre has grown into a preservation effort of national significance — and now, a film playing on a hometown screen is bringing that journey full circle. For Angie Van Scyoc and Edward Thome, the path to saving one of Am...

04/22/2026

On Friday April 11th we hosted more than 250 people for our first ever public event at Lynnewood Hall; The Echos of the Titanic.

We have been working towards a collaborative event with Laurel Hill Cemetery () for several years and we could not be more delighted by the partnership we have formed with them.

The evening consisted of appetizers, Titanic book vendors, tours around the Hall, and a lecture from our own Board member, Craig Sopin. We even had our friend Taylor Patno () discuss with guests his new play featuring the Wideners and Lynnewood Hall called On The Horizon ().

We are so grateful to everyone who came and we hope you had a wonderful evening with us. We also wish to thank the teams at Lynnewood Hall and Laurel Hill who’s dedication and hard work produced this event for our guests to enjoy. A lot of hard work went into this experience and we’re very excited to receive guests for future events!

If you’d like to attend an event at Lynnewood Hall, there will be other opportunities like this coming up soon, so stay tuned and keep an eye on our website and social media platforms!

04/14/2026

On this day, 114 years ago, RMS Titanic would spend her last day at sea.

This evening at 11:40pm, in 1912, she would strike an iceberg and slip beneath the waves by 2:20am, taking more than 1,500 souls with her.

Every year for the entire month of April, the facade of Lynnewood Hall is illuminated purple at night in remembrance of all those who perished that evening, most especially, our very own George D. Widener, Harry E. Widener, and Edwin Keeping.

If you pass by the Hall during the evening and see the purple lights, take a moment to remember those lost that fateful night.