Mapleton Hall Timeline c.20 1

1937

• Suffield Grange leases the Hall from Northeast Suffield Hall Association and rebuilds the kitchen, installs storm windows and draperies.

1978

• Hall falls into disrepair and dwindling Grange membership forces them to turn the building over to the Mapleton Hall Association.

• Under President Merwyn Spaulding, the Hall is furbished with floors refinished, plumbing and electrical work completed, interior and exterior repainted.

• Annual "Give Your Heart to Mapleton Hall" cocktail parties become one of the elite events for the Who's Who of Suffield.

• The Suffield Players move from Suffield High School to Mapleton Hall to become the main renter.

1979

• Main floors and walls refinished.  New roof installed over wings and rear.

1980s

• Players continue to convert the building to be more  "theatrically friendly."   A new boiler, electrical system with emergency lights, and bathroom facilities are installed.   Volunteers added fireproof sheetrock and waterproofing to basement,  repaired porches, and painted inside and out.