Association seeks help to save 1812 home of Hawthorne
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RAYMOND The three-year-long “Save the Hawthorne House” fundraising campaign, launched to repair serious structural damage to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s boyhood home, is entering its last phase.
But the campaign still lacks the final $15,000 it needs to reach completion.
People can help save the 1812 home by making checks payable to “Hawthorne Community Association,” P.O. Box 185, South Casco, ME 04077. PayPal donations can also be made at hawthorneassoc.com.
“Work on excavating the granite foundation has now begun, and from the looks of things it’s a very good thing we began when we did,” said Abel Bates of the Hawthorne Community Association, according to a news release from the association. “The foundation was even worse than we thought.”
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Group needs $15K to save Maine childhood home of Nathaniel Hawthorne Share Updated: 5:08 PM EDT Jul 28, 2021
Group needs $15K to save Maine childhood home of Nathaniel Hawthorne Share Updated: 5:08 PM EDT Jul 28, 2021
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Show Transcript SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. CHAN CE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT SUNDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN E TH UPPER 50S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT MONDAY A GROUP IS áSTILL WORKING TO SAVE THE MAINE CHILDHOOD HOME OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.. THE FAMOUS AMERICAN AU THOR LIVED IN RAYMOND FROM 18-13.. TO - 1825. HE WROTE POPULAR NOVELS KE LI THE HOUSE OF 7 GABLES AND THE SCARLET LETTER . HE WAS ALSO FRIENDS WI TH U-S PRESIDENTS. THE HAWTHORNE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION WAS ABLE TO COLLECT MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF DONATIONS NEEDED TO FIX SERIS OU STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON THE BUILDING.. BUT THEY NEED ANOTHER 15- THOUSAND- DOLLARS TO GET THE JOB DONE. ABEL BATES TELLS
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ARUNDEL Yard sale, memorial observance this weekend The Arundel Historical Society will host two events this Memorial Day weekend. A yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Greenbrook Farm, 68 Greenbrook Lane, just off Alfred Road, Route 111, next to Hill Road entrance. This event directly benefits the Arundel […]
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The Arundel Historical Society will host two events this Memorial Day weekend.
A yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Greenbrook Farm, 68 Greenbrook Lane, just off Alfred Road, Route 111, next to Hill Road entrance. This event directly benefits the Arundel Historical Society.