The Waterford Foundation celebrates the renovation of the Old School, an 1810 building that was damaged in a fire two years ago.

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Assistant Director Margaret Good welcomes Joe Goode (no relation) to the Old School.

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A guest at the open house gazes out the window of the newly renovated Old School.

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Belinda Burley watches her daughter, Isabella Burley, who says her age is 4 3/4, add a message to the chalkboard during the open house.

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David Middleton, who has lived in Waterford for less than a year, listens to the the string trio Prometheus as they perform in an upstairs classroom.

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Photos of the devastating fire of January 2007 line a chalkboard at the Old School in Waterford at the open house.

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Guests climb the stairs to see the restored second floor of the 1810 Old School.

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