Hendricks Churchill Founders Launch Place in Mind Hospitality Group with The Seminary in Old Bennington
Rafe Churchill, a founding partner at Hendricks Churchill, along with managing director Casey Sunderland, has established Place in Mind, a hospitality group dedicated to the restoration of historic sites. The initiative began its soft launch in May with its inaugural property, The Seminary, a renovated building from 1829 located in Old Bennington, Vermont, featuring six guest rooms. Originally, Churchill intended to refurbish it for Bennington College but later collaborated with Sunderland. Place in Mind oversees historic properties, while Hendricks Churchill focuses on interior design. Additionally, a second project, The Wallomsac, a structure dating back to 1764 in Vermont, is set to transform into a 40-room hotel over the next 2.5 to 3 years, as the group aims to preserve shared memories through hospitality.
Key facts
- Place in Mind is a new hospitality group founded by Rafe Churchill and Casey Sunderland.
- The Seminary, a restored 1829 building in Old Bennington, Vermont, soft launched in May with six rooms.
- Churchill originally bought the building to restore it for Bennington College, his alma mater.
- Hendricks Churchill handles all interior design for Place in Mind.
- The group's ethos is 'distinctly American,' tied to two Rizzoli books: Reimagining the American Farmhouse and Distinctly American.
- The Wallomsac, a 1764 Vermont building empty for almost 40 years, is being converted into a 40-room hotel with a 2.5- to 3-year timeline.
- Place in Mind owns, develops, and manages properties, and also plans brand-flag partnerships with other owners.
- Collaborations include a clothing brand dedicated to restoring historic pieces.
Entities
Artists
- Rafe Churchill
- Casey Sunderland
- Gay Gassmann
- Heide Hendricks
- Keith Haring
- Edward Wormley
- Guillerme et Chambron
- Hollis Churchill
- Conor Brady
Institutions
- Hendricks Churchill
- Place in Mind
- Bennington College
- Rizzoli
- AN
- Mount Anthony Seminary
- Walloomsac Inn
- The Seminary
- The Walloomsac Inn
- Clark Art Institute
- Mass MoCA
Locations
- Old Bennington
- Vermont
- United States
- Berkshires
- Bennington
- Green Mountains
- Litchfield County
- Roundstone
- Ireland