Thought you folks might be interested in something that actually has to do
with Historic Houses rather than Vaseline.  MA is Massachussetts for those
who don't live in the USA.  Ruth



>Dear Friends in Local History -
>
>We hope you will come to our biennial Historic House Tour on May 18, and
>pass word along to members of your organizations who might be interested.
>(We have an attractive poster if you can accept attachments!)
>
>What is unique about this year's line-up of homes is that architecture and
>building techniques from the 18th, 19th, 20th AND 21st centuries are
>represented.  And, if you have never been, Williamstown is a beautiful
>town to visit on a nice spring day - just driving around you can see
>fascinating examples of residential and academic architecture - not to
>mention that we have great restaurants and TWO world-class art museums for
>you to explore.
>
>CONTACT: 	Annette Jenks
>		802-442-8736
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>		Williamstown House of Local History
>Nancy Burstein, Curator
>		413-458-2160
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>(Black & white exterior JPG photos of each house are available upon request)
>
>HISTORIC HOUSE TOUR FEATURES
>ARCHITECTURE OF FOUR CENTURIES
>
>Williamstown, MA - We are building history every day and this year the
>Williamstown House of Local History's Historic House Tour celebrates the
>architecture and building techniques of the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st
>centuries in the seven private homes open to the public Sunday, May 18
>from 1-5 pm.  The tour is open to adults and children over 12.
>
>This year's homes range from the immaculately preserved Simonds Tavern,
>built in 1770 and now serving as Riverbend Farm Bed & Breakfast, and the
>1799 Hickox-Turbin home, formerly used as a stagecoach stop for travelers
>between the Hudson Valley and the Berkshires; to the Moomaw house,
>completed in 2007, and built using "green" building materials and
>techniques and the newest technology to power and heat the home.
>
>The tour includes two interesting examples of mid-20th century
>construction, a 1959 Deck House and a 1960 TechBuilt home.  There were at
>least sixteen of these homes built in Williamstown, but each has its own
>distinctive design because owners could adapt the interior modules to suit
>their needs.
>
>The two extremes of 19th century architecture are represented by the
>modest and charming Edson house, and the grand and handsomely restored
>Mole-Chapman "Painted Lady" - a fine example of a Queen Anne Victorian.
>
>In addition to the seven private homes, the 1753 House, a replica of the
>"Regulation Houses" built by Williamstown's earliest settlers, will be
>open for the afternoon.
>
>Tickets to the Historic House Tour are $20 per person in advance,
>available at the House of Local History, The Williams Inn, Wild Oats,
>Where'd You Get That?!?, The Store at Five Corners, and Shear Creations.
>To protect the houses as you pass through them, you are requested not to
>bring pets, food, drinks, or cameras inside.
>Tickets for WHLH members are only $18 per person.  Inquire about becoming
>a member when you purchase your tickets.
>
>On the day of the tour tickets are $25 per person available at the House
>of Local History, or, if you pay by personal check, at each home on the
>tour.
>
>The Williamstown House of Local History was founded in 1941 to promote
>knowledge of the town's history by collecting and preserving materials,
>mounting exhibitions, presenting educational programs, and facilitating
>research.  In addition to our permanent collection, the current rotating
>exhibit is "Williamstown Eating Through Time," on display through Memorial
>Day weekend.  Join us from 11 am-1 pm on Monday, May 26 for the Grand
>Opening of our newly renovated Veterans' Room and the exhibit "Wartimes:
>World Events That Shaped Our History."
>
>The Williamstown House of Local History is located in the west wing of the
>Milne Public Library, on Field Park opposite the Williams Inn, at the
>northern junction of Routes 7 & 2 in Williamstown, MA. For more
>information on the Historic House Tour, the permanent collection, rotating
>exhibits, or other programs of the WHLH, call 413-458-2160 or e-mail
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>CALENDAR LISTING
>Williamstown House of Local History Historic House Tour
>Sunday, May 18 from 1-5 pm
>Visit seven beautiful homes representing four centuries of Williamstown
>history.
>No pets, food & drink, cameras, or children under 12.
>Tickets: $20 per person in advance; $25 per person day of tour
>Information: 413-458-2160 or [log in to unmask]
>
>DETAILS ABOUT THE SEVEN HOUSES ON THE 2008 TOUR
>(Black & white exterior JPG photos of each house are available upon request)
>
>MOOMAW house.  870 Henderson Road.  Bill Moomaw is currently a professor
>of international environmental policy at Tufts University.  He and his
>wife, Margot, painstakingly designed a home that can be classified as
>using net-zero energy.  The house is historically important because it
>combines the concept of green energy along with respect for the land that
>the early New England farmers employed.
>
>SIMONDS-LOOMIS house.  643 Simonds Road.  The Col. Benjamin Simonds House,
>or River Bend Farm, was built in 1770 as a home and tavern.  The house is
>listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  It is currently a bed
>and breakfast run by owners David and Judy Loomis.  It contains the
>original fireplaces, plank walls painted in buttermilk paint and pumpkin
>pine, wide pine floors, and paneled doors.  While in the process of
>restoring the house, the owners uncovered a paneled wall in the parlor
>hidden behind layers of wallpaper and sheetrock.
>
>EDSON house.  1 Bulkley Street.  The date of this house is unmistakable
>because of its low ceilings, wide floorboards and early 19th century
>interior doors.  The many pieces of beautiful furniture made by Sam Edson
>add another interesting dimension to this little gem of an historic house.
>
>HICKOX-TURBIN house.  644 Bee Hill Road.  This 1799 farmhouse once served
>as a stagecoach stop for travelers along "the old Albany Road".  Because
>the house was situated high on Bee Hill and was visible from the valley,
>the property became known as "Hickox Heights".  The house, with its
>extended back ell, later became a boarding house for summer visitors,
>The ell was razed sometime in the 20th century, but the front of the house
>with its distinctive one-room depth, was largely preserved.  The wide
>chestnut floors are painted and the original interior doors still display
>their original hardware.
>
>OAKLEY house.  54 Scott Hill Road.  William Berkes worked for Carl Koch
>(see below) before founding a separate company, Deck House, in 1959.  This
>Deck House, the home of Frank and Claire Ann Oakley, was erected in 1967.
>It employs post and beam in the Modernist style with exposed Douglas fir
>beams, tongue and groove cedar ceilings, mahogany moldings, and floor to
>ceiling windows that connect the interior with a magnificent view of Mt.
>Greylock and the surrounding mountains.
>
>CLARK house.  41 Cluett Drive. This Techbuilt house built for Paul and
>Sara Clark in 1960 is representative of a group of houses designed by
>architect Carl Koch, a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
>Both Koch and Berkes (see above) studied under Walter Gropius. The
>fabrication details for the houses, which consisted of prefabricated
>modular units, were developed by John Bemis, an engineer from MIT.  There
>were at least 16 of these houses built in Williamstown but each has its
>own distinctive design because of the ability of the homeowners to adapt
>the interior modules to suit their individual preferences.  The Deck House
>and the Techbuilt houses on this tour are good examples of this.
>
>MOLE-CHAPMAN house.  71 Cole Avenue.  John and Leah Chapman have created a
>home that is a unique example of a beautifully restored Stick Style/Queen
>Ann Victorian "Painted Lady".  John used his skill as a craftsman to
>completely restore the distinctive oak moldings and parquet floors that
>Thomas Mole had originally installed in the house in 1890.  The double
>front door is a gem in itself.  Each room has retained its genteel
>elegance while incorporating top quality amenities.  The house shows in
>numerous ways, the attention to detail of two men who lovingly created a
>masterpiece.
>
>1753 HOUSE.  On Field Park.  A replica of a Regulation house, built in
>1953 with historical tools and techniques as part of the town's 200th
>anniversary.  Constructed to specifications set by the Massachusetts Bay
>Colony in 1750 as part of the requirements to be met by settlers before
>they could legally own their land.
>
-- 
Ruth Barton
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Dummerston, VT

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