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Wisteria Hurst seeks $55,000 to restore butler’s pantry and expand hands‑on programming
Summary
Wisteria Hurst requested $55,000 from the CPA to repair a rotted subfloor, investigate and, if present, remediate asbestos, install period-appropriate tile and update lighting, while using the restored space for hands-on educational programs about domestic labor and historic kitchen technology.
Megan Seiler, representing Wisteria Hurst, asked the Holyoke Community Preservation Act committee to fund a $55,000 restoration of the historic house’s butler’s pantry to address safety and accessibility concerns and to create an interactive program space. “Our project is the butler's pantry restoration at Wisteria Hurst,” Seiler told the committee, outlining structural repairs, asbestos remediation and historically appropriate finishes.
Seiler said the most urgent repairs are…
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