3rd Annual Art Show Hails Cool Fall Weather and Hot Coffee

Bernie Marvin

Haverhill Heritage Executive Director Rachel Buchanan, at right, shows photos of the Wentworth-Brown House through renovation stages to an Antique Show visitor last weekend. The Bridge Weekly/Bernie Marvin

Haverhill Corner, NH – The deep beige and soft gold maple leaves surrounding this tiny village still reflected clear, bright hues of the early fall morning, and viewers were delighted by what they saw.

A double treat awaited visitors who ventured to the 3rd Annual Antique Show, held last weekend at the Wentworth-Brown House that anchors the South Common so well. That morning a 20-degree temperature reading just about killed off all the remnants of hardy Mums and last-to-go Hosta that the browsing deer had somehow missed.

But the morning colors and the neatness of the tightly trimmed commons, surrounded by those stately century homes, came together to make one delightful offering for folks not used to seeing this kind of fall splendor where they live.

Haverhill Corner resident Geoff Mazullo is behind the antique show. He came up with the idea three years ago as a fundraiser for the Wentworth-Brown House, which is due to open its doors to the public after more than eight straight years of heavy reconstruction and improvements. The event will take place on November 7, 2026, from 11 AM to 4 PM.

Mazullo told The Bridge Weekly during the event last weekend that 10 different dealers from Vermont and New Hampshire came and set up for the sale. He said the area where the event was held was all part of the renovations area and it was "exciting for the dealers to see the “wonderful, charming and beautiful work going on inside the Wentworth-Brown House."

He said the sale is important because grant funding organizations are not only looking at the impact of the arts, but also at the local economic impact. He noted that all the dealers at the sale were local, that people visiting the site were purchasing, and that it was not remote or online. They were actually here in the community, being social, learning about the area. It is really important for everyone when this happens,” he offered.

This, he said, is his 49th year of antiquing and showing. He said he started as a teenager working with antiques because he loves items with history. "Others and I can learn so much from the world of antique collecting,” he said. He specializes in antique books, as well as art objects, glass, and even vintage clothing.

Haverhill Heritage Board President Pat Buchanan told The Bridge Weekly that the Wentworth-Brown house has been selected to receive 35 percent of the Revo Casino and Social Club of Lebanon for non-profits in New Hampshire.

She said the State of New Hampshire gives away 35 percent of Revo's profits, and for the week of November 2 through 6, Wentworth-Brown will receive those funds. It is part of the strict gambling laws casinos must follow.

She said it will be a great opportunity to "try your hand at some gambling luck" and support Wentworth-Brown House at the same time. She urged local folks to "visit Revo any time during that November 2 through 6 Monday through Friday that week, have a $5.00 lunch special, and help us out also."