When the Blue Heron Restaurant was looking for a new home, they found it in this historic 1868 brick building in the center of Sunderland. Formerly a schoolhouse and town hall, the renovations included building a new commercial kitchen in the old town offices, creating a cozy bar and lounge in the former gymnasium, and converting the second floor ballroom into a beautiful formal dining room. This fast track job was completed on budget and on time, one week before the first of many weddings that have taken place in this award winning restaurant.