Restoration Work on Old Congregational Church and Old Town Hall 

The Old Congregational Church 10,500 pound steeple was removed and placed on the ground where its restoration was conducted over the next 2 years by volunteers. 
Structural designs have been completed for the Old Town Hall after a structural analysis was done. 

We're continuing to make progress...
take a closer look
 

  Our Projects...during the close of 2025 into 2026

On the Congregational Church building
         We have added some lovely furniture pieces from the estate of Larry and Lorraine Odell which will help us in the storage of supplies used during events held in the building. 

   
On the Old Town Hall building
       
Unlimited Building LLC of Lunenburg (Derrick Williams and crew) completed the work in the basement, repositioning of existing and installation of new lally columns after clearing the damaged retaining wall and debris in the surrounding areas. The construction of the bulkhead stairway has been completed by volunteers. 
       A
Vermont Preservation Trust of Vermont Technical Assistance Survey was completed by Jan Lewandoski. We sought contractors to review his recommendations and offer bids for the work; a few looked at it with one bid submitted. The current structural condition of the building was completed in September (2026) with the engineer's plans submitted for re-evaluation by VT Dept of Public Safety and Fire Safety to verify they meet current code. The engineer believes they do, so we should receive our permit to begin work on the stabilization of the building soon! We are seeking funding sources during this fall grant season to support the stabilization work. 
        For a time the southern front windows have been covered for protection until needed repairs to the frames could be addressed. The first phase of that work has been completed. On the west front window: one missing pane of glass as been replaced, one pane of glass has been removed and reset, some sections of the glazing
(the putty that seals the edges of the glass) on the other two panes remains to be done. On the east front window: some structural repairs are needed, to be completed at a later date, but the window has been stabilized until then, the repairs to some glazing remains to be done. 
         

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