Hopkinson House Owners’ Association Council on the ur congratulations historical and spectacular Oand best wishes to building. the candidates elected to Newly elected: the 2018-2019 Hopkinson Sally Hilger House Owners’ Association Howard Zakheim HOUSE Council! We thank them Re-elected: in advance for dedicating The Newsletter of their time and effort to Edward Tomezsco Hopkinson House • Summer 2018 the government of our Gail Winkler What’s Inside Message from Council Nelly Childress Paul Coyne aul Coyne reports on Martha Cornog, a relatively for their experience with Pthe progress made for new owner, talks about high rise condominium the HVAC project. HHOA’s “another Stonorov legacy.” buildings and/or on the Council, the Engineering recommendations from Terry Kowalski discovered Committee, Anthony Kelly other similar city buildings’ the nearby secret gardens and Camco considered four owners/managers. of Independence National out of the ten contacted Historical Park. e four companies selected companies worthy of inter- to meet with HHOA Council, est. Council is considering Ah, summer! Welcome the HHOA Engineering selecting two of the four to the great outdoors. Committee, Anthony Kelly companies to submit a Janet Burnham invites you Hopkinson House HVAC and Camco are: comprehensive proposal. to visit our zoo, the nation’s Replacement Project oldest. It developed the • Alderson Engineering, Inc. Read Concha Alborg’s n February of 2018, first-in-the-world animal fascinating story of your IHHOA issued a “Request • NorthStar exploration trail called neighbor who in 1971 for Qualifications” (RFQ) Owner Representation Zoo360. cased the FBI offices in to ten engineering and • Princeton Engineering Media and stole all the Lynn Miller describes owner representatives of Group LLC files, mostly information the dazzling new Middle companies for the HVAC • Urban Engineers about the blatant campaign East galleries, the result replacement project. of intimidation against of a five million dollar ese firms were selected continued on Page 2 civil rights leaders, anti- renovation at the Penn syl - Vietnam war activists, vania Museum of Arche - Occasional Photo and other dissenters. ology and Anthro pology. Displayed are some Larry Meehan comments 1200 objects, more than on the recent 2018 Muni - half of which have never cipal Primary Election. been on display before. e voter turnout in Congratulations go the ird Division of the to our neighbor and Fifth Ward, that includes Newsletter Committee Hopkinson House residents, member Jane Hickman was probably around who participated in this 42 percent, whereas the monumental endeavor. official turnout in Phila - delphia was only 17 percent Jane Hickman, in spite and just 18 percent across of her heavy schedule, the state. It also appears gives us two recipes: that 50 percent of regis- one for a delicious mixed tered Demo crats voted, berry cobbler, the other whereas only 29 percent for a refreshing strawberry Landscaping of front planters courtesy of the Landscape of Republicans did. muddle. n Committee, Lisa Swab and Dennis C. McGlade FASLA 2 · SUMMER 2018 · ON THE HOUSE Message from Council continued from Page 1 Newsletter Committee e companies were • Openness to alternative e HHOA Engineering Nelly Childress, editor, evaluated based on the ideas or methods Committee submitted its Committee Chair following criteria: recommendations to Concha Alborg • Experience in the Council. It also proposed Janet Burnham • Experience and number Philadelphia market Paul Coyne of projects similar to Hop - to invite the two firms to Jane Hickman kinson House’s high rise • Ratio of professional to tour the building in order Terry Kowalski condominium building non-professional staff to gain better understanding Becky Krasley of its conditions and Lynn Miller, co-editor • Role on projects similar • Demonstrate clear existing system. Council Liaison to Hopkinson House understanding of Paul Coyne (distinguish engineering Hopkinson House Design Committee Graphic Design goals and objectives Parallel-Design.com teams from owner e Design Committee representative firms) Advertising • Team’s key strength is planning the renovation Terry Kowalski 484-557-0945 Ownership/organization of the lower lobby. Under • • Project leader and [email protected] of firms or proposed teams consideration, among Photography primary contact others, are the glass doors Contract structure — Janet Burnham • leading into the lobby and to single or multiple source We intend to select two Issue Contributors companies to submit a the garage. e committee Concha Alborg • Ability to communicate at comprehensive proposal recommended K Yoder Janet Burnham all levels (owners, Council) Nelly Childress in order to prepare for a design, architecture Martha Cornog • Technical capabilities and feasibility study and design interior that was Paul Coyne areas of specialization of the selected system. retained. n Jane Hickman Terry Kowalski Lynn Miller Art Museum Tour Hopkinson House Council If you’re planning to see the private tours at 2:00 p.m. museum’s West Entrance at [email protected] Modern Times exhibit at the on Thursday, July 26th and the appointed time. Jim’s Website Find past issues of Philadelphia Museum of Art, Tuesday, August 7th. Simply tour is free after gaining on the House at note that Hopkinson House show up in Lenfest Hall admission. The exhibition www.thehopkinsonhouse.com resident Kim Siegel is giving on the ground level of the runs through September 3rd. Photographer Needed for on the House Welcome Basket If you are interested in Janet Burnham and shoot photography and have some photographs “on the house.” free time, the Hopkinson Please contact Nelly Childress House Newsletter committee at [email protected] is looking for a “staff or Janet Burnham at Alborg by Concha Picture photographer” to work with [email protected]. Residents Corner Residents wishing to make Desk. Your comments will comments/ observations be published in the next on the current issue may issue of the newsletter. send them to: “The Editor,” Anonymous comments [email protected]. will not accepted. Those who do not have a computer can place their The editor reserves the comment in an envelope right to reject opinions/ addressed to “Editor, on comments, etc., if they are Mindy Mellits with her Welcome Basket from the Society Hill the House” and give the deemed inappropriate or Civic Association (SHCA). If you’re a new owner who is new envelope to the employee can involve the association to Society Hill and you haven’t gotten your SHCA Welcome at the Resident Services in legal troubles. Basket yet, contact Concha Alborg at [email protected]. ON THE HOUSE · SUMMER 2018 · 3 Getting to Know Our Neighbors Bonnie Raines: From Political Activism to Peaceful Retirement Concha Alborg espite her quiet, In 2014, over forty years D unassuming demeanor, later and well after the it’s impossible to write about statue of limitations had Bonnie Raines without expired, Betty Medsger, the mentioning her renowned Post journalist who originally past as a political activist. broke the news, published In fact, it was Bonnie, a book about the story, Alborg by Concha Picture pretending to be a college e Burglary: e Discovery student, wearing a winter of J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret hat and big glasses, who FBI. Medsger says that the cased the FBI offices in actions of Bonnie and her Media, Penn sylvania, in husband are “one of the most preparation for the break-in powerful acts of resistance in March 1971. Together in the history of the coun- with her late husband, John try.” Also in 2014 Johanna Raines, and seven other Hamilton released her doc- Bonnie Raines concerned citizens, they umentary about the break- broke into the FBI offices in, 1971, which is available three Ritz movie theaters, middle and high schools in and stole all the files. As in YouTube and Netflix although she actually drives the most underserved areas they suspected, most of the for those of us who want to a convertible! of Philadelphia. information there was about know more about this event. In addition to her activist In her retirement, Bonnie a blatant campaign of intim- Bonnie and her husband past, Bonnie is well known is still politically engaged; idation against civil rights moved to Hopkinson for being an advocate for she joined the March for leaders, anti-Vietnam war House from Fitler Square children’s education all her Women and follows the activists and other dissenters. last summer. Unexpectedly, life. She holds a Masters in gerrymandering situation e information was sent John’s health deteriorated Education from Temple in Pennsylvania. She enjoys to Senator McGovern quickly and he passed away University and was the having three of her four and Representative Parren in November 2017. Despite Executive Director of children as well as five of Mitchell and to e New so much change in her life, Educating Communities for her seven grandchildren York Times, the Los Angeles Bonnie has made a good Parenting. During her tenure, nearby. She belongs to Times and the Washington transition to apartment a program that became a Christ Church in Old City Post, who were the first living. She loves everything national model of education and several cultural groups. to publish the story. e about our community: was established. As a policy She would like to do some Raineses were never found the friendly neighbors associate for Public Citizens traveling, Ireland, hopefully, out, despite a late night visit and staff, the view of for Children and Youth, where she has never been. by the FBI to their house Washington Square from Bonnie coordinated the In the summer she looks in Germantown, where her balcony, the pool and Picasso Project, which forward to the yearly trip they lived at that time with other amenities. She likes brought arts education to the family cottage on their three small children. being able to walk to the classes to 107 elementary, Lake Michigan.