Aaran and Boaz Mecham, the youngest graduates in the State University at Fredonia School of Music’s history and Jamestown natives, are pictured in the Marvin House. The twins will perform July 9 at the Marvin House’s 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee.

The Elizabeth Warner Community House (Marvin House) will celebrate its 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee with a special benefit concert featuring the Mecham Duo on Thursday, July 9, at the Marvin House, 2 W. Fifth St., Jamestown.

The evening commemorates the signing of the Marvin House charter on July 9, 1951, marking 75 years of service to women’s organizations and the community. Guests are invited to arrive at 6 p.m. for wine, refreshments, house tours, and the unveiling of a new exhibit room showcasing the organization’s history. The concert will begin at 7 p.m.

The featured performers, twin brothers Aaran and Boaz Mecham, are accomplished young musicians with Jamestown roots. The brothers began violin lessons at age five through Jamestown’s Suzuki program and later studied piano with the late renowned teacher Helga Hulse.

At 15 years old, they enrolled at the State University at Fredonia and, in 2025, became the youngest graduates in the School of Music’s history, earning bachelor’s degrees in violin and piano performance, summa cum laude. They are currently pursuing master\’s degrees in Historical Performance at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where they specialize in Baroque violin, harpsichord, and organ.

The Diamond Jubilee celebration honors the generosity of Elizabeth Warner Marvin, whose bequest established the home as a gathering place for women’s organizations, “which have for their purpose the moral or mental improvement of women who are engaged in literary, musical, educational, patriotic, scientific or historical work.”

Admission is $30 per person, with discounts available for Marvin House and Mozart Club members. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Elizabeth Warner Community House and support its ongoing mission to serve the community for generations to come.

Seating is limited, and reservations are encouraged by calling 716-488-6206 or emailing marvinhouse@marvinhouse.com.

Elizabeth Warner married Robert Marvin on Oct. 7, 1889. Their engagement caused quite a stir in society circles, according to the Marvin House’s website. He was Jamestown’s most eligible bachelor. He was 45, his bride was 24.

The Queen Anne, shingle style architecture seamlessly blends elements from the Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, and Eastlake styles. When completed it was one of the most handsome houses in Western New York state. Mrs. Marvin feared the fate of her home, taking steps to preserve her legacy and home through a bequest in her will. Following her death, in 1950, 400 Jamestown women signed a charter creating the Elizabeth Warner Marvin Community House.

Robert Marvin was born in Jamestown in 1845. He was educated in public schools. Following a course at Hartwick Seminary in Otsego, he studied at the Bryant and Stratton Business College in Buffalo. He later studied the law and was admitted to the bar and practiced as an attorney. He organized the first telephone company, first water company and chaired the committee that drafted the first City of Jamestown Charter.

Elizabeth Warner was born in Jamestown in 1866. She was educated locally then attended Miss Brown’s Finishing School, Fifth Avenue, New York City. She was engaged in literary, musical, educational, patriotic, scientific, and historical work. Living across the street from the men’s only Jamestown Club inspired Mrs. Warner to bequeath her home to provide for a private meeting place for the moral or mental improvement of women.