Exhibition Opening: Honoring Sister Mary Veronica

Exhibition Opening: Honoring Sister Mary Veronica

Join us in honoring the life work of Sister Mary Veronica, born Ella Sallie McCullough in 1874,

By The Park-McCullough House

Date and time

Saturday, June 15 · 5:30 - 7pm EDT

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Park-McCullough House

1 Park Street Bennington, VT 05257

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  • 1 hour 30 minutes

Members and guests gather in community and conversation to celebrate 2024’s launch into the theme of Women of the House & Women of the Community. Enjoy a glass of wine or seasonal non-alcoholic beverage, hors d’oeuvres, and an introduction to our current Collections Focus: Sister Mary Veronica (born Ella Sallie McCullough, b. July 20, 1874).

Ella was a beloved family member, a gentle soul, a beauty, and a superbly talented classically trained artist who joined the Community of St. Mary at age 29. Her decision to become a Sister in the Anglican religious Order was heartbreaking for her family, who felt deep and lasting loss over her absence. She remained devoted to them from afar while pouring her life’s work into her monastic community; the secular portraiture she continued to produce into the very last year of her life in 1965, honored members of the McCullough family and illustrated her reverence for them.

Learn more about Sister Mary Veronica and Park-McCullough’s inquiry into the women of the house during this celebratory gathering.

MEMBERS, FREE. Tickets are available for non-members at $25 per person. RSVP and/or purchase your tickets by JUNE 11.

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The Park-McCullough House

The Park-McCullough House is one of the finest, most significant, and best preserved Victorian Mansions in New England. It is an important example of a country house in the Second Empire Style and incorporates architectural features of the Romantic Revival style that were popular at the time. To a great extent, the House retains the integrity and impact of its original design. Built in 1864-65 by attorney and entrepreneur Trenor Park, the House was designed by Henry Dudley, a prolific New York architect.

 

Our cultural programming happens in (almost) every season. On our grounds and in our structures, we host a classical music series, a summer croquet league, membership meetings, theater productions, readings, dinners, and other public events.

 

Green manicured lawns, radiant flowers and topiary, makes the house one of the most verdant places to hold your wedding or event. For weddings, this Victorian mansion is regarded among the most romantic places to tie the knot.