{"id":1198,"date":"2013-06-17T19:59:55","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T19:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/piqueoftheweek.wordpress.com\/?p=1198"},"modified":"2013-06-17T19:59:55","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T19:59:55","slug":"new-exhibit-iconic-buildings-of-kingston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kplma.org\/pique\/2013\/06\/17\/new-exhibit-iconic-buildings-of-kingston\/","title":{"rendered":"New Exhibit: Iconic Buildings of Kingston"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Delano's<\/a>
Delano’s Wharf block, 2001<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As part of the celebrations for Kingston’s 275th anniversary in 2001, the Friends of the 275th commissioned a set of blocks depicting eight iconic Kingston buildings: the old Town House, the Center Primary school (now called the Faunce School), the Pumping Station, the passenger station (now the restaurant\u00a0Solstice<\/a>), the First Parish Church<\/a>, the Major John Bradford House<\/a>, the now-gone Kingston High School,\u00a0and Delano’s Wharf, shown here from the rarely seen bay side.<\/p>\n

\"Red<\/a>
Red Cross swimming lessons behind Delano’s Wharf, circa 1945<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The blocks, along with photographs from the Local History Room, as on display this month in the Library lobby.<\/p>\n

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For more, visit the\u00a0Kingston Public Library<\/a>, and the\u00a0Local History Room<\/a>, and the full blog\u00a0piqueoftheweek.wordpress.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As part of the celebrations for Kingston’s 275th anniversary in 2001, the Friends of the 275th commissioned a set of blocks depicting eight iconic Kingston buildings: the old Town House, the Center Primary school (now called the Faunce School), the Pumping Station, the passenger station (now the restaurant\u00a0Solstice), the First Parish Church, the Major John … <\/p>\n

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