Brownstones

Check out the brownstones we received! As the state/town completed work on the Broad Brook dam (located in the center of Broad Brook) they had a number of brownstones that needed to be removed. They saved those stones for the Historical Society. Earlier this month, those stones made their way to our museum. We’re deciding what to do with them and the most likely outcome will be featuring them in a rock wall around some new stone walkways going in front of the Barber Hill Schoolhouse. Plans are always open to change though. The dam was a brownstone quarry in its early days. You can still find stones in town, particularly on the retaining wall of the Manor House on Main Street. Those same stones were also ones used in the church that once stood on Church Street. I guess it’s safe to say that we like to re-use and make good again what we have here in town. We’ll keep you updated as our plans grown and change. – J