Adventures of Hotel Guests
When we returned one day to the hotel in Berne, several parking places were blocked with cones and stayed that way through the weekend. We were curious but didn’t guess what was going to happen.
A concrete saw was used to cut the sidewalk.
A jackhammer broke the sidewalk into chunks.
The chunks were scooped up. Oops! Rebar is in the way.
The saw is used to cut the recalcitrant rebar.
Scooping of the debris continues.
Debris is loaded into a dump truck.
Framing and a gravel base are put in place.
Concrete is poured for the new wheel chair accessible ramp. Noise, dust and activity outside our room decrease and the room is comfortable again.
Decatur Open House and Home Tours
December 1, 2017
We happened to be in town the weekend four local residences, an event center, the Limberlost, the Adams County Historical Society Museum, and the North Adams Arts Council were decorated for Christmas and open for tours.
This large room was decorated along the baseboards with lights covered with fluffy cotton. Magic snow!
The White Rose is two industrial buildings and a telegraph office turned into an event center. It was built as a pipeline company in 1889 and used later for canning tomatoes.
Adams County Historical Society Museum
The museum was closed when we were in Decatur earlier in the year so we were pleased it was included in the Christmas tour–we not only got to see the museum, we got to see it decorated!
The house was occupied by members of the Charles A. Dugan family from the time it was finished in 1902 until 1967.
The steaming coffee made a ghostly image in the sunlight.
Not too many women would have had this many hats–but what fun they are!
The design of the sink didn’t particularly impress us, but the age of the fixtures did.
During the depression, cradles were made from old barrels.
The original stained glass window was stolen. A local resident recreated it.
Mrs. Dugan designed the house and used built-ins like this black satin sideboard with leaded glass prism doors.
The Museum estimates that this hammered dulcimer was made around 1860.
3 Comments
Laura · December 19, 2017 at 10:56 am
Another grand tour! Thanks.
Susan · December 19, 2017 at 11:45 am
Did you stay in the hotel room with all that racket going on outside? Is the coach in for the repair that was needed. I loved all the pictures of the house. It was quite grand!
Jane Appel · December 19, 2017 at 5:07 pm
The racket was of relatively short duration, thankfully. Still, Dave found it more comfortable to head to the local library. We didn’t know you were interested in old houses!