WHY HERE?
Spaces with a century of stories
You can rent a banquet hall anywhere, but you'll walk into these rooms and feel the difference immediately: restored ballrooms, hand-carved woodwork, architecture from an era when craftsmanship was an art.
Every detail was years in the making, so that on your big day, all you have to do is show up and shine.
WHO WE ARE?
We're the ones who saved these buildings
Shuman Development Group restored these historic spaces, spent countless hours hunting down period appropriate light fixtures, matching original millwork, and making sure every detail met the moment. The preservation is ours, but the party is yours.
Alan Shuman - Shuman Development Group
The spaces your guests will keep talking about
What you can book
One venue open now. Two more, and a guest house, on the way. Here's what people are already asking us for.
Weddings & receptions
Picture the whole day in one neighborhood. Vows in an 1832 church, cocktails at a mansion, the first dance under six crystal chandeliers at the Abe. Your guests park once.
Church late 2026. Mansion 2027.Corporate events & meetings
Your team has sat through enough hotel conference rooms. Put them in a boardroom with 150-year-old woodwork and watch how the conversation changes.
Private parties
Birthdays, showers, reunions, retirements. Here's the test: will people still be talking about the room a year later? In these rooms, yes.
Old-time bowling
Hand-set lanes in the basement of the Trexler Mansion, the only period-accurate alley in Berks County. Book it with your event, and the after-party plans itself.
Coming 2027.Photo & film shoots
A sweeping staircase, a church aisle, gilded rooms, and a marble lobby, all within a few blocks. Scout them in one afternoon.
Overnight stays
The question every out-of-town guest asks first: where do we sleep? The Trexler Guest House, steps from the mansion. Book it with your event and keep the wedding party together.
Coming 2027.Get first pick of dates
New venues opening late 2026, and 2027. Join the list and you'll hear from us first on opening dates.
