Sunday, September 12th at 9:00 am will be the opening of the new community exhibit space located in the newly expanded Adams Supermarket on Main Street in Deep River.
The first exhibit will be photographs from a contest sponsored by the Architectural Heritage Committee of the Deep River Historical Society and representing the work of Chris LeQuire's photography classes at Valley Regional High School. The original exhibit was mounted by Mark Giuliano at the Carriage House. The winners of the contest are clearly marked, and the images represent the beginning of a project which hopefully will result in a book documenting the more than 70 houses in Deep River which are at least 100 years old.
Three groups worked collaboratively to establish this new exhibit space: Jeff Pringle representing Adams, Laura Hilton representing the Fine Arts Department at Valley Regional High School, and Peter Howard representing the Design Advisory Board of the town of Deep River and they will serve as the prime contacts for each. The Art Department of Valley Regional will provide and install exhibits three or four times a year. The Design Advisory Board may occasionally recommend an exhibit from an individual or an organization in the community as well.
The village of Deep River is blessed with many beautiful and historic homes. These houses serve as testimonials of Deep River's colorful history: center chimney capes from the settlement days, classic colonials, stately federals, and Victorians from the days of the piano key factory.