The LVIS House & Grounds

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LVIS House

The present home of the LVIS is the Gardiner Brown House at 95 Main Street. The historic house was built in 1740 by David Gardiner and is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.

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LVIS Grounds

The Gardiner Brown house was inherited by Winthrop Gardiner Sr. in 1924 and over ten years time he had the house moved 275 feet back from the street to its present location. That left an impressive front lawn that is home to our annual Easter Egg Hunt and Summer Fair.

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The Octagon Dollhouse

This wonderful building is 5’4” tall. It is a replica of an 1892 house and was built in 1980 by Noel Thomas for LVIS member, Deborah Light. She donated it to LVIS in 1999, and over the years the Dollhouse Committee has added special details.

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