Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-08
OLD CONSTITUTION HOUSE
Association Formed to Preserve
Historic Structure in Windsor.
Organizers Desire n Membership Wide
~ Distributed through the state and
among Vcrmontcrs Residing in
other Parts Of Country.

ton House" in the village OF windsor has
for some years appealed to Vernohters
Interested In the states history. ana last
spring an association was FORMED ny Il
dozen residents or WINDSOR, WIN 'n's op-
,.. - ,..r,h;r u,.s M
,,n,,.,a ,,, ,,,, o,,,,r,,.,oo h,. tust ia
s,,od ,ho to,,o,,,r, circuiar ,o,ter ad
au,,s,, o.. orr. c., ,,d r,,uyhters of
yorr,or..
Eror r,,lv . IN .tulv & in the YEAR OF
1877 ,bo convention hold in tho town of
,y,rdsor ,h,t ador,cd .ho fire, consti+u
tim ~ tho state of Vermont The b,iiIo.
Inc I'm which tina, convention WAS held.
commonly known os the Old Constitution
Itouea s4ill stands i'm tho VILLAGE of Wind =
sor Al that time q tavern. II has long
sirco heer used for o,her nurnoses. for
eayoraI vears mast serving no a store
houso for s,ovou and tir,vare In teOs a
fo,, ,orson. i,torcstod In nreservins. the
,,,o,,or, ~ 70. historic ohar,cter ntaceo
u,o, tho hu,,ding , bronyo table, with
tho fol,oO;ny irecrin.ion.
inc constitution itouS'
IN tnis puiiu'he was helu July 20 l'''
sutu''oh
OF the Tree ana Independents state vi
Vermont
Inc iirst IN America TO prompt
human slavery.
The question OF the rescue of this his
toric structure from its nresent use. and
It's restoration and preservation as an
ancient rolic has been matter of some
discussion and agitation for several
vears amonr ,ndivIdua,s: the LEGISLATURE
of Vermont at ono time PASSED a hill an
nropriatinr one thousand dollars for that
nurnos.. but tho hill met defear ar ,ne
hands of tho yovernor. some efforts have
also heen made In the sa,na direction nv.
ana az ,lo ,,,,r,,ti. .ocio.,a, IN ,bo state.
hut M widely orpanized effort has here
tofore been undertaken TO reach all those
WIN hav. an interest in nreservinp for fu.
ture penero@ions this ancient landmark
until tho formation of the Old Const,tu.
lion House association tho art,c,es NJ as
soc,ation and hv.Iaws Of which accom-
uanv this circular
This natriotic movement was ber,n nv
"rr,ends in council., tho Vouer,s ohm
of Windsor which like nj, womer.s c,uhs
ir Vermont. has always taken an active
and Intelligent interest in civic improve ,
uent Tbroup, tho ,ns,iga.;on and on.
couraeement of this cluh the nresen. or
SANITATION was formed by a few we'll
known citizens of Windsor upon a basis.
as they believe. so broad M TO command
the interest and attention OF all Vermont
ers who cherish anv sentiment for her
history and institutions. and tho nernetu-
alton of the places in which her very
notable early history was made
The owners of the building are nrenared
with a generous public spirit. to present
the structure to this association upon
certain suitable restrictions and reserva-
lions which may be briefly stated as fol-
lows:
The building is to remain forever as an
historic relic. upon a suitable site In the
village of Windsor to he owned by the
association and the same is to be re-
stored and maintained and devored to
historical literary, educational and So
cial purposes only
There shall be a tablet placed upon the