The space and time she needs

“I’m spoiled by the lack of traffic, the beauty all around me, the night sky, the wildlife, and having more space and time to think and be creative.’’

—Julia Moir Messervy, Bellows Falls, Vt.-based landscape architect, in Vermont Life.

The old factory town of Bellows Falls, part of the town of Rockingham, as seen in the early spring from Fall Mountain. Connecticut River is on the right.

Rockingham Town Hall, which holds the Opera House, was built in 1926 on The Square, and is part of the Bellows Falls Downtown Historic District.