Come see the historic Charlotte Grange Hall, which was built in 1870 as a debating hall by the Young Men’s Literary Club. It then served as one of Charlotte’s one-room schoolhouses for almost 80 years and rang with children’s voices as they learned and laughed and grew up here.

Join architectural historian Frances Foster for a presentation of Vermont’s most prevalent architectural styles of the 19th century. Learn why Vermonters built quasi-Greek temples, why there is no such thing as Victorian architecture, and other tidbits about Vermont’s built environment.

Foster, a graduate of the University of Vermont program in historic preservation, will show slides of buildings ranging from the Federal style through the late 1900s Colonial Revival.

She’ll be joined by other members of the Friends of the Lyceum Schoolhouse, a 501c3 nonprofit that supports the restoration of this historic hall in East Charlotte.

We’ll be serving free homemade pie to everyone who comes through the door!