The OLC headquarters is located at the south-east corner of the Lorimer Preserve in the Gatehouse for Magnet Stone Farm, on LeBoutillier Road. The farm was an original Benjamin Franklin land grant property – the farmhouse itself was built in 1789. Maintaining our Preserves and the Gatehouse is done by volunteers and Eagle Scout projects have been particularly effective in resolving specific issues.
Recently Eagle Scout candidate John Riley from troop Paoli 1 made a major contribution to the appearance of the Gatehouse and the Preserve. John’s project was to restore the badly dilapidated 100-yard fence that borders the driveway leading to the Gatehouse and farm. This was much more than the epic Tom Sawyer approach of convincing your fellow scouts and family of the fun of painting a very long fence. Before the painting could begin, major repairs were needed, including building from scratch two new gates, replacing several fence posts and boards.
John did an outstanding job managing his team through the design, construction, building and painting process. The results were excellent. The fence greatly enhances the view of the Gatehouse. Thank you, John, for your help.