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Public Invited to Visit Eno Hall After Memorial Day Parade

See Latest Renovations; Self-Guided Tours, Contest and Free Ice Cream for Children

Visitors young and old are welcome to stop by Eno Memorial Hall after the Memorial Day parade on Monday to see the latest interior renovations.

A self-guided tour and contest for children are among the activities planned during the two-hour open house called, “The New Eno Memorial Hall: Remembered and Celebrated.”

The first 125 contest participants age 12 and under will get free ice cream cups from Tulmeadow Farms.

The event will be held rain or shine and begin at 3pm if the parade is canceled.

The renovations include new window treatments, carpet and paint in the auditorium; cleaning the black Italian marble columns; cleaning the Joan D’Arc rotunda limestone and repainting the dome ceiling and trim; and refurbishing the brass railings, as well as the granite and inlaid wood floors.

Several Simsbury non-profits, including organizations that were originally housed at Eno, will be on hand during the open house to answer questions and display artifacts, including: Simsbury Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Simsbury Historical Society, Girl Scouts, Tourism Committee and Simsbury High School students promoting the Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial.

The film, “Seeking the Greatest Good: The Conservation Legacy of Gifford Pinchot,” will be available for viewing.

The restoration project was financed in part by historical preservation grants written by Simsbury Main Street Partnership, the Town of Simsbury, donations, in-kind professional services and an endowment fund left by Antoinette Eno Wood.

Eno Memorial Hall was built and donated to the town in 1932 by Antoinette, in honor of her parents, Amos R. Eno and Lucy Jane Phelps.

In 1992, the Colonial Revival building was named to the National Register of Historic Places.

Over the years, renovations to Eno have included a new bluestone entrance terrace with a relocated Veterans Monument, custom-marble benches, landscaping, bluestone slate roof and refurbishment of the cupola clock overlooking Hopmeadow Street.

The changes also have included a number of code upgrades, such as a new sprinkler system and handicapped restrooms on the ground and first floors.

Members of the Simsbury Main Street Partnership Design Committee, the group overseeing the project, include: Emil Dahlquist (chair), Susan Arsenault, Jackson Eno, Babs Gardner, Jane Hannah, Joyce Howard, Dean Johnson, Anita Mielert, Debbie Payne and John Shaefer.

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