CONSERVANCY LAUNCHES 20TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR WITH LEGO BUILDING PROJECT
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Mix 70,000 LEGO bricks with 50 Bronxville families, and a quiet Sunday afternoon becomes an engaging lesson in local architecture. In an event on January 21 sponsored by The Bronxville Historical Conservancy, the groups used LEGO bricks to construct replicas of Bronxville buildings.
The young builders chose what they wanted to create from photos of 57 private homes and public structures. Many of the buildings were historic, and some no longer standing. Selections included Old Village Hall, The Reformed Church, “Crownlands,” Concordia College, 26 Prescott Avenue, and 11 Sturgis Road, “the Chateau.”
After the finished LEGO models were sufficiently admired and photographed, they were disassembled and the bricks returned to bins. But participants did not leave empty-handed. They received a “guide,” which included a map of Bronxville and the history of the 57 selected structures. Everyone was encouraged to take a walking tour of Bronxville and visit the real buildings in their natural habitat.
