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C A R N I V A L F I R E W O R K S 2 0 0 2 C A R N I V A L F I R E W O R K S 2 0 0 0 M A R I E T T A G A R D E N T O U R 2 0 0 0 M A R I E T T A B I C Y C L E R A C E S 2 0 0 0 M E M O R I A L D A Y 2 0 0 0 M A R I E T T A D A Y 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 M A R I E T T A C O M M U N I T Y C H O R U S - E A S T E R 2 0 0 0 M A R I E T T A C O M M U N I T Y C H O R U S - C H R I S T M A S MARIETTA CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT TOUR - 2000 1999 M A R I E T T A C O M M U N I T Y C H O R U S - C H R I S T M A S 1999 C H R I S T M A S C A N D L E L I G H T T O U R WGAL SUPER DOPPLER 8 LIVE RADAR INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL LANCASTER NEW ERA SUNDAY NEWS WGAL NEWS 8 Prettiest Painted Places: Diversity leads judges to select Marietta as finalist in competition
07/11/97 Lancaster New Era By Susan Jurgelski New Era Staff Writer

ROM CLAPBOARD to stucco, Colonial to

contemporary, the architecture in Marietta, where

45 percent of the buildings are in a National

Historic District, is as richly diverse as its 3,000

residents.

That diversity is a key reason Marietta has been

named one of 60 finalists in the "Prettiest

Painted

Places in America" Competition sponsored by the

Philadelphia-based Paint Quality Institute, according

to contest judge and PQI spokeswoman Debbie

Zimmer.

PQI, an educational arm of the Rohm and Hass

Co., launched the first-ever contest earlier

this

year in conjunction with Better Homes and

Gardens and Architecture magazines. In February,

PQI invited nearly 10,000 chambers of commerce,

historical societies and civic associations to enter

their town, village,

city or neighborhood in the

competition.

The 25-member Marietta Businessman's

Association nominated the boro, which was one of

more than 300 places nominated nationwide.

Twelve

winners will be announced in early September.

"We're pretty proud of Marietta and because

homes are older, people do a lot of work

on (them),"

says association member Suzanne

Satterfield.

Along with the nomination form, which included

historical and other background

information, the

association submitted 62 photos

of the many faces

of Marietta, including pictures

of a log house,

several bed and breakfasts, and

Victorian-style

homes.

"It was obvious that they took some time with

the nomination form," says Zimmer. "Some

entrants just wrote down minimal information, but

the people from Marietta were very detailed and

informative. We were impressed with that and

also with the variety of the photos."

On the nomination form the association wrote:

"Because of the varied historic nature of the

town,

a wide range of architecture exists. These include

log, frame, brick federal and

Victorian

homes.

"Colonial American is showcased in federal,

garrison colonial, saltbox, Pennsylvania German,

classic, Greek Revival and log cabins. English

style can

be seen in our Tudor, Georgian,

Elizabethan Gothic and Victorian buildings,

Early

Gothic Revival, American Mansard, Queen Anne,

brick row homes and Gothic cottages in 19th-century

American styles are part of Marietta's appeal."

Zimmer judged the 301 entrants along with

representatives from Architecture and Better Homes

and Gardens magazines. The judges looked

particularly at the quality of paint on homes in the

communities. Now judges are in the process of

visiting each of the 60 communities named as

finalists.

In June, Zimmer came to Marietta to take

additional photographs and to videotape the

community.

"I was impressed with the personal pride in

each homeowner's own structure," she says.

"There is a sense of community and a strong

sense of pride.

"There were also a number of interesting

architectural styles and sub stratums in brick,

clapboard, and stucco that had been painted."

The business association wrote on the

nomination form: "The existence of the historical

district ensures that paint be used for its

decorative and

protective abilities. The variety

and styles allows paint colors to be

used to their

fullest.

"Most homes and buildings are painted with

colors derived from nature."

"There is a rainbow of colors because of

the wide variety of architectural styles and because

paint by its nature allows for a

diversified palette."

Marietta was chosen from the field of 301

communities from six regions. Each

region was

divided into two population

categories: towns

under

5,000, like Marietta, and those with more than

5,000 people. Marietta was one of 16

Pennsylvania towns

entering the contest.

There are 10 finalists in each region , five

from each population category. Marietta

is now

the running alongside Brookville, Pa;

Vevay,

Ind.;

Cape May, N.J.; and a neighborhood in Annapolis,

Md., in the

Northeast

region

under-5,000 category.

Winners will receive a commemorative plaque

as well as special road signs announcing their

distinction. The towns will also be the

focus of an

extensive media campaign.

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