Graystone Society president brings history, experience to new post
Scott G. Huston has joined the board of the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau.
A man with strong Coatesville ties will join the board of the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau, the Graystone Society’s National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum announced Monday.
Scott G. Huston, president of the museum, will bring a wealth of history and experience to his new board position. A native of Chester County who presently resides in Berwyn, Huston is a great, great, great, great grandson of Rebecca Pennock Lukens, one of the founders of Lukens Steel and a trail-blazing female industrialist, said a news release from the museum.
Besides serving as president of the Graystone Society and the museum, Huston is executive director of the Stewart Huston Charitable Trust, overseeing grants to various charities, and he is president of Huston Properties, an organization that leases commercial office space in the historic buildings within the Lukens National Historic District.
Huston’s early job experience started him on the path of giving back to his community. He was a consultant for Handi-Crafters in Thorndale, developing fund-raising strategies. He also worked on the Judicial Selection-Monitoring Program in the Center for Law and Democracy at the Free Congress Research and Education Foundation in Washington, DC. Mr. Huston has also served on many boards, including the Chester County Historical Society, Chester Springs Studio, Handi-Crafters, Primitive Hall Foundation, Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce, Historic Huston Properties, Huston Foundation, Independence Hall Association, the Chester County Iron & Steel Heritage Region Task Force, and Episcopal Academy’s Development Committee, the release said.
The Graystone Society, which operates the museum, was created in 1984 to help preserve the city’s historic architecture and assists with municipal improvement and economic development through preservation. The Graystone Society is named for Graystone Mansion, part of the Lukens National Historic District, which is the home of the National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum. One focal point of the museum is the World Trade Center steel “trees”. The museum also endeavors to tell the story of the people, places, products and processes that made Coatesville an outstanding center of the iron and steel industry in the United States. For information and touring reservations, please contact the Graystone Society at 610-384-9282 or admin@steelmuseum.org.
