Upcoming Events 2015
Saturday, September 12, 3:30 PM: "Dedications at Buxton Center"
Please join us in Buxton Center for the dedication of the nearly completed landscape and memorial plantings at one of Buxton's most important historic National Register public buildings. Originally built to house Elden's Store and later the S.D. Hanson Coat Shop, this building was central to what was once Buxton's “industrial hub.” This project has been made possible by a grant from the Narragansett Number One Foundation and was led by the Buxton-Hollis Historical Society, with the assistance from the Town of Buxton. (Corner of Rt. 22 & Haines Meadow Rd). Following the Elden Landscape dedication, we hope you will walk a short distance across Rt. 22 to join us in dedicating the beautiful new sign at the N.C. Watson One-Room School Museum (and check out the spruced up landscaping there as well!). Designed by neighbor Anthony Taylor and the N. C. Watson Committee, this new sign was planned with longevity in mind. It was made possible by private and public donations. Following these short ceremonies, we suggest you consider rounding off your Buxton Center history experience by dropping in to the adjacent historic Buxton Centre Baptist Church for their regularly scheduled bean supper held from 4:30 until 6! (** Note: If you would like to purchase a memorial planting for the Elden landscape project, please call 929-1684 to leave a message or contact Jan Hill at 929-8895.)
Tuesday, October 13, 7 P.M.: "Architectural Salvage" with old house consultant, architectural designer and author of two books on related topics, Anthony Taylor... Many of our area's historic buildings are in danger of demolition, even though the tide is changing nationally towards rehabilitating and re-purposing. As with Union Station in Portland and Hanson School in Buxton, it is too late for many of our National Register eligible historic treasures. The first part of the program will draw from Tony's several decades of witnessing changes in the rural and urban landscapes of New England. The second part of the program will be about old houses in our area. He will describe how decisions made by owners about how to maintain or replace house parts can enhance or degrade a house's authenticity and historical integrity. Mr. Taylor lives in an antique Cape in Buxton that he is restoring using architectural salvage. He's worked for local old house parts dealer Pete Snell and for Woodward Thomsen Co. in Portland, where he designed custom details for renovations of historic houses in southern Maine. He will bring items from his collection found locally for a "show and tell". Bring your questions - we want this to be about your interests and concerns. Suggested donations: $10, Seniors $8.
Saturday, November 7, 5 PM: Annual Potluck Supper Meeting: "Bar Mills WWI Memorial Bridge"...presented by history buff and past BHHS president, Brenton Hill
We have received the final historical report on the Bar Mills bridges from the Maine Department of Transportation. It was done by a consultant from Boston with the help of the DOT archives and with review, important factual corrections and information from BHHS files via Brenton Hill, past President of your Buxton-Hollis Historical Society. The report documents the history of the many bridges that tied our two communities of Buxton and Hollis at Bar Mills and the significant design uniqueness and innovation of the present 1938 bridge. (Tolls on the 1824 bridge were 2 cents for pedestrians and 6 cents for carriages, wagons and sleighs, but only when the toll booth collector was on duty.) Many pictures of the prior bridges and nearby Bar Mills that we have assembled, together with the construction pictures of the existing bridge, the construction drawings for the new bridge to be completed by the end of 2016 will be shown. In addition, we will also be discussing and showing photos of our recently acquired 2013 C.M.P. Archeological Report indicating a National Historic Register eligible site over five thousand years old in Hollis. Photos of some of the dig and artifacts found will be shown. These reports are presently on file at our BHHS office and with the Maine Historic Preservation Commission in Augusta. You won't want to miss this informative program! To reserve your seat please contact Bertie Ramsdell 929-4529. Suggested donations: $10, Seniors $8
*Please note that suggested donations are used to support on-going capital improvements to our new history center building.
Please join us in Buxton Center for the dedication of the nearly completed landscape and memorial plantings at one of Buxton's most important historic National Register public buildings. Originally built to house Elden's Store and later the S.D. Hanson Coat Shop, this building was central to what was once Buxton's “industrial hub.” This project has been made possible by a grant from the Narragansett Number One Foundation and was led by the Buxton-Hollis Historical Society, with the assistance from the Town of Buxton. (Corner of Rt. 22 & Haines Meadow Rd). Following the Elden Landscape dedication, we hope you will walk a short distance across Rt. 22 to join us in dedicating the beautiful new sign at the N.C. Watson One-Room School Museum (and check out the spruced up landscaping there as well!). Designed by neighbor Anthony Taylor and the N. C. Watson Committee, this new sign was planned with longevity in mind. It was made possible by private and public donations. Following these short ceremonies, we suggest you consider rounding off your Buxton Center history experience by dropping in to the adjacent historic Buxton Centre Baptist Church for their regularly scheduled bean supper held from 4:30 until 6! (** Note: If you would like to purchase a memorial planting for the Elden landscape project, please call 929-1684 to leave a message or contact Jan Hill at 929-8895.)
Tuesday, October 13, 7 P.M.: "Architectural Salvage" with old house consultant, architectural designer and author of two books on related topics, Anthony Taylor... Many of our area's historic buildings are in danger of demolition, even though the tide is changing nationally towards rehabilitating and re-purposing. As with Union Station in Portland and Hanson School in Buxton, it is too late for many of our National Register eligible historic treasures. The first part of the program will draw from Tony's several decades of witnessing changes in the rural and urban landscapes of New England. The second part of the program will be about old houses in our area. He will describe how decisions made by owners about how to maintain or replace house parts can enhance or degrade a house's authenticity and historical integrity. Mr. Taylor lives in an antique Cape in Buxton that he is restoring using architectural salvage. He's worked for local old house parts dealer Pete Snell and for Woodward Thomsen Co. in Portland, where he designed custom details for renovations of historic houses in southern Maine. He will bring items from his collection found locally for a "show and tell". Bring your questions - we want this to be about your interests and concerns. Suggested donations: $10, Seniors $8.
Saturday, November 7, 5 PM: Annual Potluck Supper Meeting: "Bar Mills WWI Memorial Bridge"...presented by history buff and past BHHS president, Brenton Hill
We have received the final historical report on the Bar Mills bridges from the Maine Department of Transportation. It was done by a consultant from Boston with the help of the DOT archives and with review, important factual corrections and information from BHHS files via Brenton Hill, past President of your Buxton-Hollis Historical Society. The report documents the history of the many bridges that tied our two communities of Buxton and Hollis at Bar Mills and the significant design uniqueness and innovation of the present 1938 bridge. (Tolls on the 1824 bridge were 2 cents for pedestrians and 6 cents for carriages, wagons and sleighs, but only when the toll booth collector was on duty.) Many pictures of the prior bridges and nearby Bar Mills that we have assembled, together with the construction pictures of the existing bridge, the construction drawings for the new bridge to be completed by the end of 2016 will be shown. In addition, we will also be discussing and showing photos of our recently acquired 2013 C.M.P. Archeological Report indicating a National Historic Register eligible site over five thousand years old in Hollis. Photos of some of the dig and artifacts found will be shown. These reports are presently on file at our BHHS office and with the Maine Historic Preservation Commission in Augusta. You won't want to miss this informative program! To reserve your seat please contact Bertie Ramsdell 929-4529. Suggested donations: $10, Seniors $8
*Please note that suggested donations are used to support on-going capital improvements to our new history center building.