Get Ready to Bid for Preservation

May is Preservation Month and a great time to participate in the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s online auction. Auction proceeds will support our work with Seven to Save endangered properties and community gathering places as well as provide help for Main Streets and old farms and barns.

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2020 Year In Review

The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance is proud of the work we did throughout 2020. Looking forward to the new year we are excited to continue our work to save NH’s historic landmarks.

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Jennifer Goodman
Seven to Save 2020: St. Joseph Church

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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Seven to Save: Judge Ripley House, Colebrook

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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