Authored by: paulgardner on Thursday, September 09 2010 @ 06:05 AM GMT+5
Fascinating.
Another publication originated in Brattleboro and I'd never heard of it.
And there's the story of the Chestnut Hill reservoir and the Crowell lot - all in one nifty little piece.
What a beautiful house - wonder what happened to it - fire or neglect?
Authored by: KarenC on Thursday, September 09 2010 @ 09:59 AM GMT+5
Fran's book had a nice story on Crowell, and he is mentioned in the book about the Public Works too. If I remember correctly, the house went into disrepair after his death. Then his family lost it to the town, and the town razed it. I hope the lot always retains its name, as a tribute to Mr. Crowell.
Authored by: spinoza on Thursday, September 09 2010 @ 12:15 PM GMT+5
...if and when the money is found, there'll be a transformation of the Lot into a spot for the whole town to
enjoy...BASIC hopes to adapt the highlights of the house and property into features of rideable terrain..including the
inviting lawns, paths and hedges..it'd be good to find other ways to integrate the Crowell legacy too
Authored by: cgrotke on Thursday, September 09 2010 @ 01:55 PM GMT+5
"BASIC hopes to adapt the highlights of the house and
property into features "
This would be really cool and would add an extra layer of
"art" to the park. That house has some nice curves, lines,
rounded edges, and other architectural details to borrow.
It might be neat to make it look like parts of the house sank
into the hill, or were laid on their side.
Authored by: janed on Friday, September 10 2010 @ 09:23 PM GMT+5
ooooh, I LOVE this idea of using lines and forms from the house and possibly even making it look like parts of the house sank into the hill. The house does have beautiful lines.
Here's a chapter in Annals of Brattleboro about George Crowell and the waterworks.
There's more, too. Use the search engine and type "Crowell"