Gingerbread House
Roof replacement underway on Gingerbread House
NORWAY – Work has begun to replace the roof on the historic Gingerbread House. Above and Beyond of Lewiston was awarded the bid to repair the gabled roof and its elaborate millwork on the 80- by 20-foot, two-story house on Main Street. The company’s bid of $54,370 was accepted by the Norway Landmarks Preservation Society […]
Gingerbread House roof work goes to Lewiston company
NORWAY — A Lewiston company has been awarded a contract to replace the roof of the historic Gingerbread House on Main Street. Above and Beyond of Lewiston, which does commercial, institutional and residential roofing, siding and windows, bid $54,370. “It’s really exciting; this is our first major project,” Albert Judd of the Norway Landmarks Preservation Society […]
Roof-replacement contract for Gingerbread House to be awarded
NORWAY — The replacement of the asphalt-shingle roof on the historic Gingerbread House is about to take a step closer to completion. “We are still in the process of reviewing bids and hope to announce the awarding of the contract on Monday,” said Joan Beal of the Norway Landmarks Preservation Society. Seven potential bidders gathered […]
Gingerbread House gets $20,000 grant
NORWAY — A $20,000 grant from the Davis Family Foundation will help Friends of the Gingerbread House replace the roof on the historic Main Street building. The announcement of the grant was made this week by Friends of the Gingerbread House. “The current grant is an outright grant and will go towards several Phase II […]
Prospective bidders check out Gingerbread House roof
NORWAY — A prebid meeting was held at the Gingerbread House on Friday as the Norway Landmarks Preservation Society prepares to replace the asphalt-shingle roof this year. Seven potential bidders gathered at the massive 1851 house on upper Main Street with society member Albert Judd to walk through the building and discuss what the job […]
Antique wallpaper featured on Gingerbread House appeal cards
NORWAY — The Norway Landmarks Preservation Society has sent out an appeal for financial help as they start Phase II of an ambitious project to rehabilitate and renovate the historic Gingerbread House. “We have just sent out our annual appeal, a card with a sample of the kitchen wallpaper from the 1920s as its cover,” […]
Preservationists hope to replace ‘Gingerbread’ roof in the spring
NORWAY — The 19th-century Gingerbread House windows are being boarded up with plywood as the building goes into hibernation for its second winter at the upper Main Street site. But as the year comes to an end — a year that included a new kiosk, successful fundraising efforts, rebuilt chimneys, removal of the old brown […]