Around Town

Tour One of Watertown’s Oldest Houses with the Historical Society

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Edmund Fowle House, home of the Historical Society of Watertown. The following information was provided by the Historical Society of Watertown:

The Historical Society of Watertown will be giving Open House tours at the Edmund Fowle House on Feb. 19. The house was built in 1771 and is one of the oldest remaining in Watertown. In 1775 it became the seat of government for the Provincial Congress, and was the location of the first treaty signing after the United States gained Independence.

Around Town

Gore Place’s New Home for Sheep Being Built With Historic Method

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Charlie BreitroseA new barn is going up at Gore Place for the estate’s herd of sheep. It is being built using a historic method. A new building going up at the farm at Gore Place will provide a new home for the flock of sheep at the historic estate, but it will also embody the architecture of the 19th Century, when the home and farm were built.

The beam and post method is being used to build the barn, where pieces are cut to fit together and are held together with wooden pegs. During construction, workers use only hand tools, besides the crane that lowered the beams into place when the frame went up in mid-December. The building is a reproduction of an English-style threshing barn which would have been used for threshing wheat, housing animals, and other purposes, said Thom Roach director of interpretation at Gore Place.

Schools

Shop, Eat & Raise Money for the Watertown High Class of 2023

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Bling boutique and Donohue’s Bar & Grill will be putting on a fund raiser for the Watertown High School Class of 2023. On Thursday, Feb. 9 from 6-10 p.m. Bling will be selling items for Valentine’s Day and Donohue’s will be serving sweets at the fundraiser. Bling will donate 20 percent of the proceeds to the WHS senior class, and there will be a 50/50 raffle, door prizes and a cash bar.

Around Town

Fewer Home Sold in Watertown in 2022, but Prices Rose & See Who Ranks as the Top Agent

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The number of home sales in Watertown in 2022 dropped from the previous year, as well as the total sales. However the average price rose. And the same agent topped the list for the second straight year. In 2022, 383 homes in Watertown sold for a combined $296.78 million. The number of sales went down from 2021, when there were 424 sales for a total of $316.63 million.

Schools

Watertown Teachers Working to Rule, Calling for Settling Contract

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Watertown teachers rallied in Watertown Square on Jan. 25 calling for settling their contract. Photo courtesy of Watertown Cable News / Maya Shwayder. Watertown teachers and Watertown School officials have been in negotiations for a new contract, but have not yet settled. In a step to express their displeasure with the process, teachers have started “working to rule” this week.