Apalachicola residents Bill and Lynn Wilson Spohrer were recognized and honored by the Apalachicola Area Historic Society and the City of Apalachicola at their annual meeting held Sunday, June 26, 2011, at the Raney House Museum.
The Spohrer’s who are widely known to be the first to take an interest in historic preservation in Apalachicola, started a movement that later led to hundreds of residential and commercial structures being saved and restored throughout the city.
The couple is most noted for their work restoring the Coombs House Inn, Sponge Exchange, Montgomery Building and the Cotton Warehouse. The Cotton Warehouse recently felled into public ownership after being purchased by the City of Apalachicola a few years back.
Both Spohrer’s are longtime supporters of the Historic Society, with Bill a retired airline executive serving as it past President and Lynn a world-renowned commercial interior designer contributed to the historic decoration inside the Raney House Museum, which is also home to the Historic Society.
Mayor Van Johnson was also on hand to present the Spohrer’s with a Proclamation for their contribution in preserving historic Apalachicola.
Photos and Video footage by Gail D. Johnson
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