The Historic Building Preservation Foundation partners with the Woods Brown Mansion. It is also the proud owner of the Blair Chapel in Blair Park. The Blair Chapel, located at 105 Penn Street, has been known in Huntingdon County as the Stone Creek Chapel or the Standing Stone Chapel.

 

The Blair Chapel's history is unique, and we believe that its story should be preserved for generations to come. Anna Fisher, J.C. and Kate Fisher Blair's niece, is largely to credit with the chapel's existence. Anna had a passionate desire to become a missionary and was a dedicated member of the Presbyterian Church in Huntingdon. Unfortunately, her poor health disqualified her from fulfilling her dream pf being a missionary. Anna refused to let her story end with this disappointment. In 1892, she started teaching Sunday School in the grassy area at the bottom of Stone Creek Ridge. With help from Mary Steer, Kate Blair, Clara McMurtrie, and many others, the Stone Creek Chapel was built in 1895. The parcel of land on which it sits was a gift from J.C. and Kate Fisher Blair. Funds for the construction of the Chapel arose from various generous, though anonymous donors. J. C. Blair donated the remainder of the Park to the Borough of Huntingdon in 1897. The Blair Park is still open to the public today.

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The location of the Blair Chapel gave the Sunday School a unique opportunity. At the time, most of Huntingdon's black community lived at the bottom of Stone Creek Ridge and on Penn Street, exactly where the Chapel is situated. While Anna was not able to serve as a missionary abroad, the Chapel's location enabled her to operate one of the only biracial Sunday Schools in the Huntingdon Area. Anna Fisher, Sarah Duncan, and Helen Christian all served as Sunday School teachers in the chapel. Sunday School was held in the Blair Chapel every Sunday for nearly sixty years.

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Anna Fisher died in early April of 1953. Her obituary told largely of her work at the Blair Chapel. Less than twenty years later, the Chapel ceased to function as a Sunday School, and it suffered severe damage in 1972 because of Hurricane Agnes. The Presbyterian Church became its primary caretaker, until the Russian Orthodox Church offered to restore the building. In 1980, the Russian Orthodox congregation began meeting regularly in the Chapel. They continued to do so until the fall of 2022. 

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In January of 2025, the Blair Chapel was listed for sale. Joel and Barbara Brown quickly stepped in to save the building from an undetermined fate. With restoration in mind, the Browns began to work on the Chapel. In April of 2026, with restoration underway, the couple donated the Blair Chapel to the Historic Building Preservation Foundation. The HBPF is continuing restoration and will strive to preserve the building, its charming character, and its invaluable history for perpetuity.