MARION — Over the past months, the town has been working on the Music Hall’s foundation to fortify it and create a new basement floor that will prevent deterioration to the original brickwork of the building. 

Marion Facilities Director Shaun Cormier, his foreman Peter Wood, his laborer, Eric Cormier, and three members of the Department of Public Works, Adam Carvalho, Toby Gonsalves, and Nathan Fincherand broke up the old concrete floors and carted the debris to the Benson Brook Dump. 

They removed all of the dirt from trenches and installed new perforated drainpipe – adding and leveling 60 yards of crushed stone. Soon, they will be pouring concrete throughout to create a new dry basement floor.

The result will lower the water table, preventing further deterioration of the brickwork. They also completely rebuilt ten basement windows, as well as the stairwell to the basement.

The Music Hall Advisory Committee appreciates all this recent foundation work which will clearly extend the life and use of this historic building.

Due to a partnership between the town and the Sippican Historical Society, other recent upgrades include acoustical additions to the concert hall and the stage, a new Bose sound system, the hanging of numerous Cecil Clark Davis portraits, a new generator, and the recent addition of a rebuilt Steinway piano, a gift from the Charles Paulsen family.

Future projects on the Music Hall include repairs to the brick walkway, additional stage improvements, new gutters, and refinishing all the hardwood floors.