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replaced. It seems good to walk
into a nice airy room. We are aiming for a grand
re-opening around May 1st.
Reservations for the use of the hall are being
booked by Kay Sanders
(639-1887) beginning on that date. The railroad depot has had the
broken windows replaced by a crew of the faithful
volunteers: namely Rick Yando, Harold Alchin and
Carl Kimberly. We continue to enjoy the benefits of
their work.
Repairs to the cigar cottage
and the Trabue land sales office should begin with
the next week.
As most of you in the area know, it has been a
nightmare to try and get estimates on all of the
repair work. We are fortunate in having Peter Taylor
working with us.
It
was 3am in the morning. Not a time most of us
contemplate moving, but for the
Gilchrist Bed & Breakfast it was time to move
from the past.... into the future....
The Gilchrist Bed and Breakfast
was owned by Maxwell Charles Price, the city’s first
engineer, who joined two cottages together in 1914,
to form the home as it appears today. Price later
served as the city manager and as mayor, and was
also nationally known as a church designer. One of
his designs is the First United Methodist Church of
Punta Gorda on Marion Avenue.
The Gilchrist Bed & Breakfast,
also known as the Price house was moved from its
location on Gilchrist Street to the History Park on
Shreve Street. The move took place in the wee hours
of the morning and the members of the Punta Gorda
Historical Society were on hand to escort it to its
present location. In its new location, the Price
House will take on new duties serving as a welcoming
center and hopefully a museum.
For photos and
the history of some of Punta Gorda's historic homes...
please click here
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