Jonathan Schechtman and Deborah Doyle-Schechtman have spent 20 years turning a striking and historic old building into a charming home. Built in 1833, the building has long served the community of Quechee, Vermont, first as the Congregationalists Meeting Place. The building has also seen use as a movie theater, roller rink, dance hall, church and school. The Schechtmans did what they could to honor the past by keeping the school bell in the building's signature cupola and preserving the movie theater's projector room. The bell is rung annually to announce to the community the coming of a new year. Still a hub of activity, this community center will now go down in history as a unique home.
Resources antique furniture restoration—Meeting House Furniture Restoration
87 Waterman Hill
Quechee VT 05059-0677
Phone: 802-295-1309
Website:
www.antiquesalchemist.com Guests Gayle Ottmann
Executive Director
Quechee Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 106
Quechee, VT 05059
Phone: 802-295-7900
Website:
www.quechee.com Also in this Episode
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