NORWAY — The Friends of the Gingerbread House are looking for sponsors to restore the 65 windows in the landmark Gingerbread House on Main Street. The idea came to the group after they received a donation of a restored window by Above and Beyond of Lewiston. The contractor, which provides residential and commercial building services, […]
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Sash for Cash program to raise funds for the Gingerbread House
NORWAY — Friends of the Gingerbread House is continuing its “Sash for Cash” fundraising program this weekend. Members will be at the house on Main Streets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, to accept donations of $50, which will be used to help the window restoration project. Each donor of $50 or […]
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Gingerbread House paintings for sale
NORWAY — Fundraising for the Gingerbread House continues Friday when the First Friday Art Walk gets underway. The Friends of the Gingerbread House will have a table outside the Fare Share Market at 443 Main St. from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 1, with limited edition watercolor prints of the Gingerbread House by New York […]
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Artist offers prints of Norway buildings in fundraiser
NORWAY — A well-known New York artist has gifted the Norway Landmarks Preservation Society a picture of what the Gingerbread House will look like after it is renovated. Prints of the original watercolor painting by artist, sculptor and conservationist Vito DeVito will be sold to raise money to help fund restoration of the landmark building […]
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Fundraiser to help restore windows of Norway’s Gingerbread House
NORWAY — The Friends of the Gingerbread House has initiated a new fundraiser in its effort to restore the Main Street landmark. The “Sash for Cash” program will be launched from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at the house. Board members will talk about the project and accept donations. Each donor of […]
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Gingerbread House window restoration begins
NORWAY — Restoration of the century-old windows in the historic Gingerbread House on Main Street is underway. A handful of people led by Pat Shearman of the Norway Landmarks Preservation Society took the first window out May 17. It marked the beginning of restoration efforts for all 65 windows in the large, two-story landmark. Each […]
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Workers finish repairing gabled roof at Gingerbread House
NORWAY — The Lewiston-based company Above and Beyond LLC did just that as it wrapped up a monthlong job Friday to repair the gabled roof and its elaborate millwork on the landmark Gingerbread House. “They cared,” Norway Landmarks Preservation Society member Albert Judd said. Members of the Preservation Society were on site Friday to thank […]
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Gingerbread House holdings fundraiser for roof restoration work
NORWAY — The iron crest above the turret of the 150-year-old Gingerbread House will be displayed Saturday to help raise funds for its restoration. Albert Judd of the Norway Landmarks Preservation Society said the group is looking for money to restore what he calls the “jewel in the crown.” The iron crest will be displayed […]