The Congregational Church in Orford, NH was added to the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s Seven to Save list in 2023.
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King Street in Boscawen, NH was added to the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s Seven to Save list in 2023.
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Lord’s Tavern in Effingham, NH was added to the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s Seven to Save list in 2023.
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The Town Hall and Maxfield Parrish Stage Set in Plainfield, NH were added to the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s Seven to Save list in 2023.
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Tramp Houses Statewide were added to the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s Seven to Save list in 2023.
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The La Salette Shrine / Shaker Village North Family in Enfield, NH were added to the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s Seven to Save list in 2023.
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The Trestle and Sulphite Bridges in Franklin, NH were added to the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s Seven to Save list in 2023.
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With 2022’s Seven to Save announcement coming up, we wanted to showcase updates from previous listees. This week, we’re looking back five years ago to 2017.
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Nominations are now open for the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s Seven to Save. The program focuses attention and resources on significant historic properties in New Hampshire that are under-used or threatened by neglect, insufficient funds, or unsympathetic development.
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Learn why shopping locally this holiday season boosts the local economy, aids historic preservation and provides unique gifts for those on your list.
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The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance announced its 2020 Seven to Save list, highlighting vulnerable historic resources and related threats to community life and economic well-being during the pandemic
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Although recent community pressure has postponed this downtown landmark’s demolition, its future is uncertain after two parishes combined and left this imposing 1929 granite structure vacant. Built to serve the city’s Irish-Catholic immigrant population, generations remember the many masses, weddings, and funerals that took place here, and are hoping for a solution with the Catholic Diocese of Manchester that will allow a compatible re-use rather than destruction.
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This c. 1870 Greek Revival residence was facing demolition before its purchase by the Canaan School District Building Construction & Restoration Carpentry program. As a hands-on project for high school students, it needs additional financial support to rehabilitate the house and rebuild the carriage barn. This project combines next-generation workforce development and community investment to save a valuable in-town building.
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This distinctive round brick building with its tilting cupola, a landmark along I-93, has been neglected for decades. Current owner Liberty Utilities plans to apply for a demolition permit by the end of this year. Redoubling efforts to find an alternative, a city committee is exploring preservation and reuse options to save this rare survivor from the days of gas lighting. It is considered the last of its kind in the country, with its inner gas storage mechanisms intact.
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This graceful arch over the Winnipesaukee River, connecting Main Street to Tilton Island Park, is one of the town’s many gifts from wealthy benefactor Charles E. Tilton. A rare example of a combination cast-iron and wrought-iron truss bridge, it needs careful evaluation and repair in order to remain an asset for Tilton citizens and visitors, linking the downtown to a much-used public park, and helping to stem the tide of metal truss bridge loss statewide.
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Reviving this 1842 Greek and Gothic Revival building is a crucial step in maintaining the historic village center of this tiny rural community. New members and volunteers are poised to begin the complex process of rehabilitation to assure its continued use, beginning with the failing foundation and floor structure, and then making extensive improvements so the building will meet all life safety and building codes. Funding assistance is critical to success.
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Built in 1781 from oak timbers supplied by local farmers, then moved across the street and expanded with a second story, this center of civic life and home to town offices and the historical society needs a major investment to keep it viable for public use. Structural and foundation work are required, as well as electrical, fire safety, heating and energy-efficiency upgrades. Expanded public support—the town has only 600 property owners—and additional resources will help with the planned phased rehabilitation approach.
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Announcing the winners of the Northern Border Regional Commission grants! See which of New Hampshire’s historic landmarks are receiving the funds from this important program and how they are utilizing them for the benefit of their communities.
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Preservation projects around New Hampshire are accelerating toward success thanks to help from the Preservation Alliance and others. Here’s a look at some 2019 numbers and special places.
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LCHIP announced $3.5 million in matching historic preservation and land conservation grants today at the State House in Concord. In total, 19 historic preservation projects received funding, with two grant awards made for planning studies, including a $60,000 block grant for the NH Preservation Alliance to continue its popular assessment grant program.
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