The picturesque village green of Newfane, VT.
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The picturesque village green of Newfane, VT.
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The picturesque village green of Newfane, VT.
Preservation in Pink 
Or white… 🙂 Certainly postcard worthy and just up the road from Brattleboro.
Good point! And it’s not the main part of the green, I should note. Rather it’s to the left of the green (but it still counts, I think).
Lovely. With competing churches, too! Interesting that the two Gothic window-shutter treatments are so alike.
Good point. i’d have to check the dates. I wonder if these were built gothic or altered to gothic as many were.
Union Hall (on left) was built in 1832, and the First Congo Church (to its right), 1839. Neither has been altered (although the church has a new rear addition). They are good examples of structures built during the transitional Greek Revival/Gothic Revival period for churches. Union Hall did start out as a church but it didn’t last long. It was abandoned for a while, then converted to a public meeting house in 1872. Town Meetings are held there every other year.
Paula, thanks for the history lesson. Why are town meetings held at Union Hall every other year? Do they switch with another building?
Every other year, Town Meeting is held at the Williamsville Hall, which is the former Grange Hall.
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magnificas fotos.