Town Hall Activities
Contact the Town Office at 924-7351 for Town Hall rental or Jimmy Bell Rec. Dept. at 270-0195
Rentals of Town Hall $125 per event (or call for price)
Week / Month Schedule:
Mondays:
- Writing Group 6 pm to 8 pm
- Walking upstairs 8 AM - 3:30 PM (open to anyone)
Tuesdays:
- Meals for Me 10 am to 1 pm
- 2nd Tues - Sunshine Club 1:30 to 4
- 3rd Tues - Library Club 1:30 to 3:30
- Girl Scouts 5 pm to 7 pm Downstairs
- Walking upstairs 8 AM-3:30 PM (open to anyone)
Wednesdays:
- Art Ladies 10 am to 1 pm
- Life Jackets Program 2:30 pm - 6 pm Downstairs
- Walking upstairs 8 AM-3:30 PM (open to anyone)
Thursdays:
- Meals for Me 10 am to 1 pm
- Charlotte White Group 3pm to 6pm
- Walking upstairs 8 AM-3:30 PM (open to anyone)
- Hoola Hooping by Jenny McGuire 6 pm to 8 pm
Fridays:
- Rec Dance (6:30 to 9 Grades 5th thru 8th) -- May 18th, June 1st and June 29th
- Walking upstairs 8 AM-3:30 PM (open to anyone)
Saturdays:
- Saturday Rollar Skating (closed for summer; opening in September 2012)
Sundays:
Meals for ME
Meals for Me at the Dexter Town Hall Senior Center Tues and Thurs, serving time around 12:00pm (lunch time)
They ask for at least a $4 donation, more if you can. After lunch, they play cribbage and cards.
For more information the Meal site is 924-7624 and ask for Jill Jones.
You must call 1-800-462-9899, the day before, to make a reservation so they know how many meals to prepare.
Takeout and pick is available, let them know, when you call,if you need takeout.
Some home delivery is available, ask when you call!!
Dexter Town Hall History
April 21, 1856:
"It was voted to build a new town hall, to borrow money to pay for same, on 5, 10, or 15 years. Choose Lysander Cutler agent to obtain same."
August 18, 1856:
"To see if town will vote to build belfry on town hall and authorize loan for same." (voted to pass by the article)
March 23, 1857:
"Voted that Josiah Crosby be agent to hire money to complete payment for town hall in case Lysander Cutler fails to do so."
All the design and construction was done by local Dexter citizens. Phineas Gee and Skimmer Lane excavated the celler. Levi Williams and Levi Bridgham put in the foundation. Stanely Plummer's father Daniel put up the frame and claimed 70,000 feet of hemlock and cedar lumber was used in the construction of the building.
Samuel C. Small had charge of the joiner work. W.H.P. Bement was in charge of the construction workers. Issac M. Russ had charge of the mason work with Ben. F. Eldridge as his assistant, and Barney O. Flanigan was head tender.
1869
- ORIENTAL DRAMATIC CO. FORMED MANY STARS OF THE BROADWAY STAGES HAVE PLAYED HERE
Booker T. Washington spoke here.
Barron murder inquest held here.
1878
- INTERIOR RENOVATED
new stage, galleries, and boxes; fresco on the walls and ceilings
1891
- OPENED 66 TIMES FOR PUBLIC EVENTS
1894
- OPENED 57 TIMES FOR PUBLIC EVENTS
1899
- FAVOR AND HAINES COMEDY FORMED
featured original skits and comedy songs about local situations between acts
On August 14, 1901 the Favor and Haines Comedy Co. presented a play called, "Nan The Mascot", at Dexter's centennial celebration. After the play, Erma Bentley, standing on the stage, announced to the audience, "kind friends we hope to meet you all again and have some fun 100 years from this very night, in the year 2001."
On August 11, 2001 after Wayside Theatre's play "Our Town," Erma Bentley's daughter, Isabelle Bentley Hopkins repeated here mother's exact words; to meet again in 2101 from the very spot Erma had spoken 100 years ago.
1905
1911
1914
- HISH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM - PAID $24
LITERARY CLUB - PAID $8
DEXTER ATHLETIC CLUB - PAID $12.50
1918
- LADIES TOILET INSTALLED - $110
- NEW FURNACE - $250
1919
- ATHLETIC LOCKERS INSTALLED - $82
- 36.5 CORDS OF WOOD USED AT $10 PER CORD
- RENTAL FROM ARMORY CO. M -$250
- HALL RENTAL FOR THE YEAR - $572
- TOTAL HALL EXPENDITURE - $1,228.37
1922
1927
- NEW FURNACE - $630.29, NEW PORTICO
1928
1946 - RENOVATION
FRONT ENTRANCE, COAT ROOM, AND RESTROOMS REPLASTERING WALLS, STAGE SET BACK, BOXES REMOVED, BACK BALCONY MOVED BACK, ENLARGE FLOOR TO 49' BY 70'
- TOWN MEETINGS HELD HERE ANNUALLY
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PRACTICE AND GAMES
- ST. ANNE'S BAZAAR
- N.H. FAY SCHOOL SENIOR PLAY
- VFW SHOW
- VARIOUS DANCES
2006- RENOVATION
April, 2006, Municipal Officials were invited to Augusta to the Hall of Flags to receive a check in the amount of $165,000 from the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). This money was awarded through a competitive application process in the Community Development Block Grant Public Facilities Program (CDBG). Before a community can apply for these funds matching funds must be committed. The Town Council voted to use $41,500 of Reserve Funds (set aside for future repairs of the building) as our matching funds. Therefore we were eligible to apply for $165,000; to make a total project cost of $206,500. The initial letter of intent was submitted to DECD in December, 2005 and the Town was notified we were successful in our application on February 17, 2006. Architect was hired: G L Frost Architecture, and at the end of this fiscal year we are well on our way to beginning the "Town Hall Project". We expect completion in early 2007.
RECENT USES
- FISH AND GAME ASSOC. SPORTSMAN SHOW
- ROLLER SKATING
- JAIL FACILITIES
- RECREATION
- YOUTH SPORTS
- TEEN AGE CENTER
- TOWN MAINTENANCE
- UTILITY DISTRICT
- DAY CARE CENTER
- 2001 CELEBRATION PLAY
- TOWN MEETING
- VOTING
ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE FUTURE USES
- TOWN SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
- COMMUNITY RECREATION
- SENIOR CITIZENS ACTIVITIES
- TOWN MAINTENANCE OFFICE
- TOWN RECREATION OFFICE
- COMMUNITY CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
- EMERGENCY PUBLIC SHELTER
- THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES
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