In the last few years, The Pink House on the Plum Island Turnpike in Newbury, MA has only increased in recognition as a local icon... which then only fuels the grass roots effort by Support The Pink House to keep her in the area, find new ownership and get her refurbished.

There has been a clothing line based on Ron Emmerling's painting of her, which was prominently featured in a sold-out fashion show at the Newburyport Art Association, created by and for sale at the Elephant's Trunk on Inn Street in Newburyport.  The Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank put a wonderful drawing of her on their calendar. You will find her in some form on everything from drink koozies, to bumper stickers to tee shirts and dog bandanas, featured in coloring books,and as holiday ornaments to name a few,

This week, students from both Newburyport and Pentucket High Schools came together to paint the book donation bins in Cushing Park... and lo and behold: The Pink House was featured, along with the PI lighthouse, adorning the marshland - all things that make our area definable!

The Daily News covered the story, written by Jack Shea, on June 21, 2018 (Click on Daily News to read. Support the Pink House, and all in the community it formed to represent, really appreciates seeing The Pink House chosen of all that exists in the area, to define it. 

We also noticed that when you plug in The Pink House on Google Maps, she comes up as a landmark. And it has our website listed. We did not do this, and she is not historically registered (though we have looked into it) but it's interesting to see. 

We know there is a Wikipedia page pending approval; we'll report on that when we learn more. In the mean time, thank you to all who keep the Pink House in the minds and hearts of all in the area, and for visitors from far and near who drive past to paint her, photograph her,  write about her, talk her up, share her posts on social media, and donate! 

If you'd like to get involved, just fill out the CONTACT form here on our website. Or write us at [email protected]! 

The Steering Committee for Support The Pink House met with reps from Senator Elizabeth Warren's office --Jon D'Angelo and Farrah Ridore -- at Flatbread Amesbury on June 5, 2018. Jon started by telling us that they had driven out to The Pink House to see her up close and had done their homework on the movement to keep her in the community. Over the next hour and a half we discussed the history of the Pink House, how many signatures and testimonials prompted the time and effort that has been put into keeping her, evidence of her iconic status, the regular check ups on her good, sound bones and how we work with current owners, the Parker River Wildlife Refuge, to help keep her that way, especially in storm season, and the many developments that have occurred in the last 18 months that we are working on. 

On June 16, Senator Warren visited Newburyport to do a Town Hall Meeting at Newburyport High School.  She spoke energetically and positively, sticking to the issues, inspiring hope and action for each person to contribute to the world they want to live in.

She then met each and every person who stood in a line that wound around and spilled out of the auditorium, and posed for photos with them all. Here she is holding our Pink House bumper sticker having chatted briefly about it with Support the Pink House Chair and Spokesperson Rochelle Joseph - who is beaming from ear to ear. We are thrilled! 

If you'd like to get involved, just fill out the CONTACT form here on our website. Or write us at [email protected]! ​