Organization: THE UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC
Mission: TO MAINTAIN A HISTORICAL DISTRICT FOR THE VILLAGE OF UNISON IN LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA.
Activities: HISTORIC PRESERVATION EDUCATION AND CULTURAL APPRECIATION: ISSUES QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS COVERING CULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL TOPICS, VOICES CONCERNS ABOUT HAPHAZARD DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IN WESTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY. WORKS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON LOCAL HISTORY AND HOSTS COMMUNITY GATHERINGS SUCH AS HISTORICAL LECTURES, VILLAGE CLEAN UP DAYS AND MUSIC ON THE GREEN. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO WORKS TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND HAS HOSTED ART CLASSES AND YOGA CLASSES.
LANDSCAPING AND BEAUTIFICATION ACTIVITIES: MAINTAINING THE GROUNDS OF THE HISTORIC UNISON GENERAL STORE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HELPS PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HISTORIC VILLAGE OF UNISON. UNISON HAS BEEN CALLED BY HISTORIANS "THE MOST AUTHENTIC 19TH CENTURY RURAL LANDSCAPE IN VIRGINIA AND TO THAT END, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO LANDSCAPE AND MAINTAIN THE LAND AND GROUNDS IN UNISON.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building