Commission Votes To Fund Bullard House Study

Historical Commission · Meeting of September 4, 2026

BERLIN — The Berlin Historical Commission voted unanimously to spend $28,500 in Community Preservation Act funds on a conditions assessment of the Bullard House. Chair June Miller, Clerk Eleanor Bergen and member Barry Eager approved hiring SSV Architects, led by principal Jerry Sullivan, drawing from a $96,000 account voters approved under Article 22 in 2021. Members said the study will not produce construction-ready plans, only a cost baseline that would have to go into a future Town Meeting warrant article.

Separately, the commission is drafting a Community Preservation Act grant request, due October 31, to conserve several historic textiles, including items tied to the Bullard House's original owner, with a 50 percent deposit required once a conservator's estimate is accepted.

In the full story:

• Bullard House Conditions Assessment and CPA Funding Vote
• Preservation Plan Review Set for Sept. 18
• Textile Collection Conservation Proposal for CPA Funding
• Chair Caning Workshop Series
• Collection Storage and Furniture at Village Power
• Administrative Items
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,906 words

Source: the Historical Commission meeting of September 4, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.