Buckland Public Hall

Buckland Public Hall Capital Campaign Pampered Chef fundraiser. September through December 15, 2026. Order online, product ships directly to you. High quality cooking and baking products along with food prep, serving, and pantry items! All make great gifts! Twenty-five percent of dollars spent on products benefits the Buckland Public Hall, an annex of the Mary Lyon Church. The Hall needs some maintenance and updates, your purchases will benefit Buckland Public Hall's Capital Campaign. https://www.pamperedchef.com/party/bucklandpublichall

Questions? Contact Betsey Clifford by email: betsey.clifford@gmail.com or call her at 413-522-3027

The Buckland Public Hall Committee has put together an "Office Supply Basket" as a raffle for 2026. It will be raffled at the November 2026 Silver Bell Bazaar. The basket is chock full of all kinds of useful office supplies such as pens, pencils, envelopes, tape, glue, note paper, index cards, and so much more. Tickets are $1.00 each, six for $5.00 or 12 for $10.00. Please email us if you would like tickets [ info@marylyonchurch.org ]. Thank you for supporting the Buckland Public Hall.

June 2026: The Historic Buckland Public Hall is launching a $125,000 Capital Campaign to improve the building and expand its community use. Planned projects include removing the old chimney, adding anaccessible bathroom and ramp, refurbishing the building, and making other needed upgrades, These improvements will help the Hall better host events, receptions, dances, weddings, and special community projects.
To kick off the campaign, we will host an Ice Cream Social on Sunday, August 2, 2026, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the Hall. Enjoy croquet, corn hole, and a marshmallow drive, and please join us in supporting this effort.
Thanks to grants already secured by the Public Hall Committee, the building has been insulated, old lighting has been replaced with energy-efficient LEDs, and mini-splits now provide heating and cooling.

Located at 15 Upper Street, Buckland Center, MA 01338 - in the heart of a western Massachusetts hilltown, the Buckland Public Hall was built in 1850 and is an outstanding example of the Greek Revival architectural style.

Though the building originally served as a meeting house for the Methodist Episcopal Society of Buckland and Ashfield, the Hall long ago ceased to be a church.

The Hall was moved to its current location in 1890 (The Hall is located on the north end of the First Congregational Church of Buckland, aka The Mary Lyon Church) to make room for the Buckland Public Library.

The Buckland Grange No. 87 used the building as their meeting Hall starting in 1903, when their organization was chartered. The Grange disbanded in 1967, and sold their Hall to the Mary Lyon Church for $1.00 (one dollar).

The Hall has been revitalized through the dedication and hard work of many individuals and businesses. Restored to beauty and usefulness, it is open for a wide range of public and private functions. Contact us for rental details.