I love it when old buildings are saved. In Wilder, Vt., an old church has been restored into an events facility called the Wilder Center.

Charles T. Wilder and his brother, Herbert, came to the Upper Valley in 1882. They built the Wilder Brothers Paper Mill, located along the Connecticut River. They also built the Congregational Church of Olcott Falls as a gift to the community. It was dedicated in 1890, and remained a church – under different names – until 2008.

Lyme Properties purchased the building in 2009. After a series of meetings with the community, a decision was made to renovate the building into an events facility. The result is a really gorgeous events center; but the show piece is the George Stevens pipe organ that remains on the property. (Just look at it – it’s really to big to move!) Learn more at www.wildercenter.com