The Packing House: Repurposing a Historic Phillips Packing Company Factory for the Future

Name: The Packing House: Repurposing a Historic Phillips Packing Company Factory for the Future
Start: 2020-02-04T17:30:00
End: 2020-02-04T17:30:00
Location: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

Feb. 04, 2020 5:30 p.m.

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum 213 N Talbot S, Saint Michaels, Maryland 21663

Dec. 31, 2019

9:07 a.m.

Throughout the early 20th century, the Phillips Packing Company was an economic powerhouse on the Eastern Shore. Today, the last remaining factory building in Cambridge is being repurposed as a mixed-use space to support and grow regional economic opportunities connected to agriculture, aquaculture, environmental technologies, and tourism. Join Eastern Shore Land Conservancy’s Vice President of Conservation Katie Parks to explore how this historic preservation project is connecting the area’s past with its future.

Part of the Winter Speaker Series: The Chesapeake—Past, Present, and Future

Cost per person is $7.50 per session, with a 20% discount for members. Register online for all five sessions and receive an additional discount. All programs will be held in CBMM’s Van Lennep Auditorium. Limited seating is available.