Doors Open is back this year, and set for Sunday September 26th, so circle the date on your calendar!
Doors open this year will feature 24 sites, a couple of which are new to the event this year. Also new this year are the inclusion of a couple of Mid-Century buildings from South Windsor – Glenwood United, built in 1962 & Paulin Memorial, built in 1963.
The 24 sites participating in this year’s event are:
BEDFORD UNITED CHURCH
CANADIAN CLUB BRAND CENTRE
CANADIAN HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
CENTRAL UNITED CHURCH
DESCENT OF THE HOLY GHOST ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
DUFF-BABY HOUSE
FRANCOIS BABY HOUSE
FRANK JOYCE HOUSE/HOLY ROSARY CONVENT
GLENWOOD UNITED CHURCH
GRACHANICA SERBIAN EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH
HOLY REDEEMER COLLEGE/ACADÉMIE STE. CÉCILE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
J. L. FORSTER SECONDARY SCHOOL
JOHN CAMPBELL PUBLIC SCHOOL
MACKENZIE HALL
MCDOUGALL STODGELL HOUSE
MCGREGOR-COWAN HOUSE
PAULIN MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SANDWICH FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
SHAAR HASHOMAYIM SYNAGOGUE
ST. JOHN THE DIVINE ORTHODOX CHURCH
STUDIO g+G INC
THE A.H. (BERT) WEEKS WATER TREATMENT PLANT
WILLISTEAD MANOR
A pdf version of the brochure with all the sites can be found here (5.4 mb), printed copies will probably be available around town shortly, and a copy in the Windsor Star will run either this Saturday or next Saturday (I’m not sure at this point).
More details and site descriptions can be found at the Doors Open Website -> http://doorsopenwindsor.com, or by clicking the logo above.
So save the date, I hope that you’ll support the event by visiting at least a few sites. The next event is planned for 2012.
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Very nice list,
I will be exhausted between the driving ,taking pictures,asking questions,
WOW,
Gotta Go!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've been waiting for this since I heard about it back in March. I have the same feeling as Chuck. Between the driving, pictures, questions and watching my brother, this is gonna be a busy and tiring day lol. Glad to see Windsor doing this and hopefully it will become a regular (yearly, bi-yearly, etc.) event.
Just did the Doors Open yesterday for the first time. I dragged by wife and toddler around the city and got to see five sites before lunch. Excellant event!!!!! Our favorite was the new/old John Campbell school. Thanks to all the participants.
We hope to see more in 2012!