On this Memorial Day Weekend of Saturday the 26th and Sunday the 27th of May 2012, the Bellows Falls and Vermont Open Studio Weekend is being held for folks from all over to enjoy. Chris Sherwin is a Glass Blower, at site Number 31 located at 33 Bridge Street. Mr. Sherwin will demonstrate the Art of Glassblowing for folks.
Open Studio Weekend in the Village of Bellows Falls Vermont, the Exner Block site Number 30 which is located at 9 Canal Street. The Exner Block sure is a mighty Unique Building Circa 1905, which is a imposing Nineteenth Century pressed-tin structure which was built on the banks of the very first chartered canal in our Great County of the United Sates. The Village of Bellows Falls is situated on the Connecticut River, which was once a mighty prosperous Mill Town, and Canal Street held the bustling activities of folks and Shopkeepers which operated their stores at Street level and lived above them.
When Economic Times grew hard, the Exner Block merchants ended up haven to close the doors of their shops. Mary Exner occupied the second and third floors, and her eccentricities rivaled those of famed of the Village of Bellows Falls resident Hetty Green, which was known as the Witch of Wall Street and was actually once the Richest woman in the whole World. For many years Mary Exner actually lived alone with her puppy dog in the vast building and rambling from room to room in the building.
Open Studio Weekend in the Village of Bellows Falls Vermont, when she passed away many years ago, the building sat empty. There were a number of plans for the future of the Exner Block ran the gamut as to what should be done, from limited efforts at restoration to even possible razing for a parking lot. Seeing that the Exner Block is a Historic Building key to the revitalization of the downtown area of the Village of Bellows Falls its sure is mighty nice that it was saved. The Exner Block is such a unique building, which contains many of the original Historic details like wainscoting, Tin Walls and Ceilings, Wood Doors with the Old Glass and Hardware.
The Exner Block building was successfully renovated to create ten afordable living and work spaces for Artists and six retail storefronts with a focus on the Arts. On Monday the 28th of August 2000, the Village of Bellows Falls community celebrated the Grand Opening of the Exner Block with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
Open Studio Weekend in the Village of Bellows Falls Vermont, folks you'll want to note the pressed Tin both on the exterior and interior of the building. The Exner Block currently houses the Project Space 9 which has an exhibit of Paintings by Robert McBride and Wood Sculptures by Phyllis Rosser, who also shares a studio around the corner which is located at 17 Rockingham Street, which is directly across the Street from Vermont Pretzel, Coyote Moon and Windham Antiques. Also located in the Exner Block is Canal Street Beads.
Folks look for yellow balloons and placards which mark the venues of Open Studio Weekend.
Have a good one
Dale helping folks in Vermont and New Hampshire
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