Game Time! Historic Main Street Scavenger Hunt

May is National Preservation Month and this year’s theme is “Discover America's Hidden Gems.” The city of Westminster is celebrating National Preservation Month with a Main Street scavenger hunt. The hidden gems you will be exploring include glass features on historic homes and buildings.

This year’s Scavenger Hunt theme is “History Through Rose and Other-Colored Glasses.” All of the glass is visible from the sidewalks of Main Street - just look up!

If you find the location of 9 of the 10 photos, you will receive a Westminster Historic Preservation Month 2012 poster. Submit your answers on the attached sheet along with your name, address and phone number. Only one entry per person please. All completed entries should be returned to the City Administrative Offices at 56 West Main Street to receive a prize.

These are the scavenger hunt clues, the photos are attached:

• Photo #1. Built circa 1875, this building is known as the Charles Wantz House.
• Photo #2. This West Main Street building is home to one of the newest retail stores in Downtown Westminster.
• Photo #3. This building is at the easternmost end of this year’s Scavenger Hunt.
• Photo #4. This building is part of complex of structures that provide spiritual guidance along Main Street.
• Photo #5. Built circa 1875, this residence, known as the Cover House, is home to one of Downtown Westminster’s more unique businesses.
• Photo #6. Built circa 1900 for Dr. Shipley, this building would not be out of place in Cape May, but is a bit unusual for Westminster.
• Photo #7. Built circa 1870, this building is known as the Charles Reifsnider House.
• Photo #8. This building is close to a complex of buildings that preserve and interpret objects significant to Carroll County history,
• Photo #9. This building is located in the same block as one of Maryland Life Magazine's 2012 Free State Finest Award Winners for Best Coffeehouse.
• Photo #10. Built circa 1910, this was residence of attorney James A.C. Bond.