NORWAY — A colorful stained glass mosaic window is being raffled to raise funds to rehabilitate the Gingerbread House on Main Street.

The mosaic was created and donated by Sue Moccia, a member of the Friends of the Gingerbread House and an art teacher in the Oxford Hills School District.

The 37 remaining tickets of the 100 originally available will be on sale through October. Raffle tickets are $5 each and may be purchased by sending a request and contribution to the Friends of the Gingerbread House, P.O. Box 525, Norway, ME 04268.

The Norway Landmark Commission, also known as the Friends of the Gingerbread House, has been fundraising for several years to rehabilitate the historic 19th-century house. The first step will be replacing the roof and repairing a few walls to keep water from getting into them.

In June 2011, James G. Merry Building Movers of Scarborough moved the Gingerbread House from its original site behind the Advertiser-Democrat Block at the corner of Pikes Hill and Main Street to its new home 950 feet up Main Street by Butters Park. The Friends of the Gingerbread House banded together to save the landmark building.

Originally known as the Evans-Cummings House, it has graced the entrance to Norway from the north since 1851. It is more commonly known as the Gingerbread House for its elaborate trim, added in a late 19th century renovation.

The house is 80 feet long, 20 feet wide, two stories tall with a four-story turret.

As the work on the roof and repairs to the walls take place, the Task Force will be identifying the future use of the building. The next phase will be addressing the electrical, plumbing and other systems, but the building’s future use must be determined first.

For more information, email Friends of the Gingerbread House at [email protected]. Also check the website at www.gingerbreadhousenorway.org.

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