About the Shakespeare Chateau Guild:
The Shakespeare Chateau Guild will:
-Generate revenues to support operations and maintenance by offering retreats, overnight
accommodations (bed-and-breakfast), short-term and long-term housing opportunities, event
hosting (weddings, dinner parties, meetings, conferences, and more), workshops and classes in
careers such as culinary arts, innkeeping, historic b
uilding trades, horticulture/landscape design,
etc., and guided tours.
-Support an educational curriculum for innkeeping professionals and preservation craftspeople,
and will create educational opportunities for hospitality training and the preservation trades
-Seek donations and grant monies for specific projects to continue development and
preservation of the properties.
-Partner with other non-profit organizations (local, regional, national) to develop new arts-based
(specifically Shakespeare-themed) and preservation-oriented events, including performance
events, conferences, and workshops.
-Work with the Old Town North Neighborhood Association, Historic St. Joseph Foundation, and
other groups to foster community development and neighborhood revitalization.
