Window art wiped away at Grace Heritage Center

Accidentally erasing history

  • The stencils on the windows created shadows that could be seen on the inside of the center. (Courtesy Kathy Sellers)
    The stencils on the windows created shadows that could be seen on the inside of the center. (Courtesy Kathy Sellers)
  • The Grace Heritage Center captured in 1995, a few years after it moved onto the Square. Stenciled windows can be seen on the side of the building. (Sun Archive)
    The Grace Heritage Center captured in 1995, a few years after it moved onto the Square. Stenciled windows can be seen on the side of the building. (Sun Archive)
Members of Preservation Georgetown who volunteer at Grace Heritage Center were surprised last week to find that the historic church’s windows — which had donned stencil designs for years — were unexpectedly wiped clean by a city contractor. According to Aly Van Dyke, the director of communications and public engagement for Georgetown, this was due to a miscommunication with a contractor…

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