'Drownville' Tour in Planning for Year
The Barrington Preservation Society hosts 'Destination Drownville' on Saturday, Sept. 15; hundreds expected to tour one of the town's most historic neighborhoods.
A year of planning by the Barrington Preservation Society ends Saturday morning. It leads to a tour of one of Barrington’s most historic neighborhoods. “Destination Drownville” is a major fundraiser for the organization. Eight homes and two churches are part of the tour in the Alfred Drown neighborhood in West Barrington. It will run from 10 am to 4 pm. "It's been in the planning stage for about a year," said Carole Villucci, who operates the Town Museum for the Preservation Society and is a member of the planning committee. "We only do it about 4 or 5 years. It takes so much planning." Hundreds of people are expected to take the tour, said Villucci. A similar tour about 5 years ago drew 300 to 400 people. Drownville is listed on the …
Lorraine F
1:08 pm on Sunday, September 16, 2012
Thanks for your post Jean! Fortunately, I am old enough to remember "historian" Florence Simister's "Streets of the City" which I recall lasting into the 1970's. The Drowne spelling is also how it is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. more ›