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The Meeting House at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne

By admin July 6, 2018 - 6:42 AM July 6, 2018 New England, Spring, Spring in Vermont, Vermont

The Meeting House was built in 1840 for a Methodist congregation in Charlotte, Vermont. The building’s triangular pediment is distinctive of the Greek Revival style, and the plainness of its exterior is typical of New England Protestant architecture. Inside, however, are an elaborately carved working organ and fascinating trompe l’oeil (“fool-the-eye”) murals.

The building became the home for an amateur theatrical group in 1899 and then was used as a library after 1902. After a heavy windstorm damaged the building, it was moved to the Museum in 1952 for preservation.

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The Rockingham Meeting House in Rockingham

By admin July 3, 2018 - 6:42 AM July 3, 2018 New England, Spring, Spring in Vermont, Vermont

The Rockingham Meeting House, also known as Old North Meeting House and First Church in Rockingham, is a historic civic and religious building on Meeting House Road in Rockingham, Vermont, United States.

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A perfect summer day at The Round Church in Richmond.

By admin June 16, 2018 - 6:30 AM June 16, 2018 New England, Spring, Spring in Vermont, Vermont

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Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Derby Line.

By admin June 15, 2018 - 6:30 AM June 15, 2018 New England, Spring, Spring in Vermont, Vermont

The library collection and the opera stage are located in Stanstead, but the main entrance and most opera seats are located in Derby Line. Because of this, the Haskell is sometimes called “the only library in the U.S.A. with no books” and “the only opera house in the U.S.A. with no stage”. There is no entrance from Canada, however there is an emergency exit on the Canadian side of the building. All patrons and visitors must use the US entrance to access the building. Patrons from Canada are permitted to enter the US door without needing to report to customs, providing they return to Canada immediately upon leaving the building.

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