NORWAY — All five storefronts in the Norway Opera House on Main Street are now rented.

Norway Opera House Corp. President Dennis Gray said Wednesday that the last two storefronts were leased to Natasha Durham of Hebron, owner of a high-end handbag business.

Durham will lease both spaces for retail and design space. She has been selling her bags on the website Esty under the name MimsMaine since 2009. She was also owner of two restaurants in Portland.

The lease comes only weeks after Scott Berk, owner of the nearby Cafe Nomad, and his partner, Kim Hamlin, head chef at the cafe and a talented knitter, rented one of the storefronts.

The pair purchased the contents of Artful Hands Fiber Studio, formerly at 316 Main St., and are using the inventory to establish the new fiber business. Coupled with Berk’s existing retail wine business, the venture is opening as Fiber & Vine.

In March, the first two storefronts were rented, ending the five-year vacancy in the three-story brick building that was constructed in 1894.

The Raven Collections opened at 406 Main St., featuring gems from around the world, rocks, mineral specimens, crystals, fossils and jewelry and a few surprises such as miniature 18th century metal carriages from China.

Gatherings, which specializes in antiques, vintage and used furniture, home décor and gifts, opened in the former Colonial Restaurant space.

Owners of both shops said the beautiful and historical space was the perfect setting for their merchandise.

Contractors began working at the Opera House in September 2012 as part of a $1 million renovation project by the Norway Opera House Corp. to restore the storefronts. A grand reopening was held in February.

The Opera House is the centerpiece of the downtown Norway National Historical District, which was designated in 1988. It was once the center of community activities, with a ballroom on the second floor and balcony on the third. The upper floors have been vacant for decades.

The building was closed after a partial roof collapse in September 2007 damaged all three floors. The town took ownership by eminent domain in 2011 due to its unsafe condition and turned it over to the Norway Opera House Corp. last year.

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