Register to attend the 2024 Celebration!

The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s annual Preservation Achievement Awards recognize individuals, organizations, and businesses whose work has benefited our state’s historic resources.

Nominations open in the first quarter of each year with the Awards celebration and announcement event in the Spring. Awards are given in the categories of restoration and stewardship, rehabilitation and adaptive use, compatible new construction, public policy, and educational and planning initiatives.

“We welcome this opportunity to recognize outstanding work and inspire others.”
— Jennifer Goodman, N.H. Preservation Alliance Executive Director
 

Pictured: The Women’s Club of Concord, 2023 Preservation Achievement Award Winner for rehabilitation and stewardship of the Chamberlin House.

 

Join us on Tuesday, May 7th!

Celebrate the N.H. Preservation Alliance’s 2024 preservation award winners and the 50th anniversary of the NH Division of Historical Resources (DHR).

Our 5 p.m. program at the Currier Museum of Art will be filled with stories of preservation excellence and anniversary highlights followed by a reception to meet up with long-time friends and colleagues and new acquaintances. Before the program, enjoy a chance to visit the Currier’s galleries, learn about the museum’s origins and environs including the Chandler House (Seven to Save, 2015), and visit the nearby Brookside Church to learn about is history and preservation issues.

Location:
Currier Museum of Art
150 Ash Street
Manchester, NH

Schedule:
3pm-5pm, local tours and galleries open for attendees
5pm-7pm, Awards presentation and DHR celebration
Reception to follow

Registration is FREE! But space is limited. Registration closes at midnight on Monday, May 6th.

Help us celebrate the achievements of New Hampshire’s preservation community, reflect on what successes have meant for the state and take a look forward to what’s on the horizon.

Congratulations to our 2023 Award Winners:

TwinState MakerSpaces, Inc. for the revival and re-use of the historic Sawtooth Building in Claremont, NH.

Chinburg Builders, Inc. for the rehabilitation and re-use of Monadnock Mill #3 in Claremont.

Southeast Land Trust NH for rehabilitation of the John Prescott Chase Farmhouse in Epping.

Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter, Inc. for the rehabilitation of the former Sacred Heart School in Nashua.

Stephen Foster for restoration and rehabilitation of the Tobias Lear House in Portsmouth.

Town of Stratford for rehabilitation of the Stratford Grange.

Town of Swanzey for rehabilitation of Whitcomb Hall.

Webster Historical Society for restoration of Old Webster Meetinghouse.

“Covered Bridges of New Hampshire” and its author, Kim Varney Chandler, for documentation, education and advocacy.

Rebecca Mitchell for outstanding leadership in preservation planning, advocacy, and education.

Ian Blackman for outstanding leadership in craftsmanship, education and advocacy.

Alan Rumrill for outstanding leadership in documentation, public outreach, and building restoration and stewardship.

Thank you to our program sponsors*

 
 
 

Quick Links to Pages in the Events Section

Events Calendar Seven To Save    Achievement Awards    Conference    Old House & Barn Expo Expo on the Road