[MassHistPres] Greek Revival Town Hall

[Judy Markland]

In Sundderland, the old town hall (photo at 
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.townofsunderland.us/images/townhall.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.townofsunderland.us/Historical.htm&h=207&w=154&sz=20&hl=en&start=7&tbnid=cUZol0kvVIIFfM:&tbnh=105&tbnw=78&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsunderland%2Btown%2Bhall%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den) 
has been converted into the Blue Heron Restaurant.  The downstairs is used 
for the kitchen, bar, and a cozy dining room.  The auditorium upstairs is 
the main dining room (see right hand photo at 
http://www.blueherondining.com/) with the stage still intact.
I believe that the town sold the building to the restaurant owners for $1 
and that they did the renovation work themselves - and did a beautiful job.
Judy Markland

At 11:00 AM 4/17/2008, Betsy Hannula wrote:
>I am looking for a town in Massachusetts that has a Greek Revival period 
>Town Hall that has been rehabilitated or restored, either for continued 
>use as a town hall or for any other reuse.  I would like to visit it and 
>take photos, or at the least have a photo of it or a scan of a photo that 
>I could use emailed to me if anyone is able.
>The Selectmen in Westminster have placed an article on the warrant for the 
>town meeting on May 3 to demolish our Town Hall now that we have a new 
>one.  (They are all in favor of making this land a park.)  I'm preparing a 
>Power point presentation showing (1) old homes and buildings in 
>Westminster that we have already lost, (2) activities that have taken 
>place in the old Town Hall for more than a century, and (3) other town 
>halls in Massachusetts that have been successfully restored and reused.  I 
>have already been to Townsend and Groton (beautiful) but they're of a 
>different period and I think the impact would be greater if I had a 
>similar style building.
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Betsy Hannula
>
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>68 Harrington Road
>Westminster, MA 01473
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>Tel. 978-874-0430
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