Culture & Cocktails: History of the Herald Mail Building

On Friday, July 11, Thomas Vitanza and Catherine Lavoie present the history and architecture of the Herald Mail building at 100 Summit Avenue, Hagerstown, a significant building designed by a modernist architectural firm in the 1970s that became a cutting-edge newspaper printing plant for Washington County.

Thomas Vitanza is a recently retired Senior Historical Architect for the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center, and Catherine Lavoie is an architectural historian for the NPS HABS program and author (with Lisa Pfueller Davidson) of Buildings of Maryland, published by the Society of Architectural Historians.

This month's drink is the Harvey Wallbanger, a cocktail combining vodka, orange juice, and Galliano, a popular drink during the 1970s, when the Herald Mail building was constructed. Doors open at 5:30 PM and light hors d'oeuvres will be served!

Culture & Cocktails 2025 has been made possible by the generous support of the James and Mary Schurz Foundation.

Please note: Weather depending, there is a possibility this event will be held outside in the Miller House Garden.