The Drinking Gourd Project

Robbins House new windows and door

Construction progress the Robbins House: contractors complete installation of 6 over 9 windows and a new door.

We’re having fun now!

The contractors are layering 3 courses of shingles on the lower edge and will continue up the roof with a single overlapping layer. The first row is the critical and hardest row to set given the fact that the house doesn’t have a perfect perpendicular or parallel line in it’s structure. The remainder of the [...]

Robbins House is getting a new roof

Construction progress on the Robbins House: The contractors are layering 3 courses of shingles on the lower edge and will continue up the roof with a single overlapping layer. The first row is the critical and hardest row to set given the fact that the house doesn’t have a perfect perpendicular or parallel line in [...]

Brick chimney and flashing completed

Robbins house on new foundation

The Old Manse & the Drinking Gourd Project Present African American Life in the 1800s

Plan to visit Concord’s Old Manse during Columbus Day Weekend, October 8, 9, & 10, from 12 noon to 5pm, when we present our Open House and Living History event. The weekend will include free admission to the Manse, plus music, living history demonstrations, and more. Also, you can experience a behind-the scene [...]

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