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By Kevin Allen
Rapputuinnnrk News Staff Writer
A cafe and music store called Stonewall Abbey is in the works for the former Episcopal Chinch in Sperryville.
The ground outside the 105-year-old building has been tom up and the concrete foundations have been set for a few additions to the historic structure.
Owner Brian Compton is having a wheelchair ramp built to provide access to the building's west entrance, which feces the parking lot. A patio hemmed in by a stone wall will soon take shape next to Main Street The church’s former main entrance will be reinstalled at the front of the building to connect the patio with the cafe.
The church’s kitchen and restrooms are being totally redone. The main sanctuary is getting a general refurbishment, but will not be changed much. “We wanted to keep the original part as dose to original as possible,” Compton said.
Compton is planning for the work to be completed in early 2008. He will spend the rest of the winter getting the inside of the building set up and plans to open in spring
He bought the building in January and originally planned to open this past summer; but the permitting process has takm longer than he anticipated
“It’s been a learning experience over the past year and it will continue to be for a while,” he said
Stonewall Abbey is a true family affair Compton’s stepmother; Donna Compton, who recently retired from the World Bank, will run the coffee shop. His brother-in-law, Glenn Forester, designed www. stonewallabbey.com and is handling marketing for the store and cafe.
Even the name Stonewall Abbey was chosen to complement the name of the Comptons’ AmissviUe farm, which is
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