This Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will be milled into lumber for a house to be built in Newburgh.
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, a 74-foot tall Norway spruce, will find its final resting place inside the walls of a house to be built by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh.
The tree, which was cut down at the home of Peter Acton in Mahopac, New York, in November, is approximately 75 years old and weighs 12 tons. Since November 30th the tree, decked out in 25,000 crystals, has attracted more than two million holiday visitors and been admired by television audiences around the world.
After the 78th Christmas tree viewing ends on January 7th, it will be milled into lumber in Rockefeller Plaza. The lumber will be used for the framing of exterior walls of a home built by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh.
“This lumber is so valuable because it will help a hard-working family in need of decent housing to own their own home, “Marci Gurton, Director of Development, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh, said in a statement. “The special nature of this gift also raises awareness about the critical need for affordable housing in our community and the ongoing efforts for neighborhood revitalization.”
This isn’t the first time that a Rockefeller Center tree has been donated to Habitat for Humanity. The tradition started in 2007 when the lumber was donated help build a home in Pascagoula, Mississippi, in partnership with a Hurricane Katrina survivor. Lumber from the 2008 tree was used to help build shelving in a multi-unit building constructed by Habitat for Humanity – New York City and the 2009 Rockefeller Christmas tree lumber was used in the construction of a home in Stamford, Connecticut.
Habitat of Greater Newburgh currently has several projects on-going as it seeks to fulfill its mission of restoring a sense of community with the common goal of building strong neighborhoods and dignity through homeownership.
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