Manchester Historical Museum Celebrates the Restoration of the Singing Beach Bath House
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Saturday, September 8th, 2-4pm
It really did take a village to “Save Our Bath House”, and we’re excited to announce that this project is completed!!
Singing Beach, from the late 1800s to 1938, was once lined with over 100 bath houses/cabanas owned or rented by numerous families to store their beach equipment and to provide privacy when changing into bathing suits. In the 1930s, a series of severe winter storms destroyed many of the bath houses and necessitated the permanent removal of all the remaining structures.
MHM’s bath house is one of only a few known survivors! It was donated to the museum in 2015 by the Parisi/Wielgorecki family, who had removed it from the beach in 1938 and used it as a children’s play house and garden shed.
Through the generous support of many people in the community, funds were raised for a complete restoration and repurposing of the Bath House into an exhibit. After months of restoration and landscaping work, MHM’s bath house now stands proudly as a new permanent exhibit that shares the history of Singing Beach.
The Manchester Historical Museum will be acknowledging and thanking all those who helped make this happen at a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday, September 8th, 2-4pm. (rain date Sunday, September 9th, 2-4pm). The public is welcome to join us for fun and refreshments as we celebrate the completion of this project.
Good Morning Gloucester 