NH Moose Plates | Renovation of the 1918 Gorham Town Hall Balcony, Gorham, NH

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NH Division of Historical Resources Restores The Frost Place in Franconia

Grants from the NH Division of Historical Resources help fund the conservation and preservation of significant publicly owned historic resources or artifacts that contribute to New Hampshire’s history and cultural heritage—including this building in Franconia, once a year-round home to iconic writer Robert Frost.

The Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program Reevaluates Endangered Species

Our friends at the NH Fish and Game’s Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program frequently conduct analysis to determine the highest-priority conservation objectives, compiling data as part of a revised New Hampshire State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP). This project began with reevaluating animals listed as species of greatest conservation need (SGCN), including threatened and endangered wildlife such as the Canada lynx.

LCHIP Preserves A Historic 19th Century Example of Queen Anne Architecture in Littleton

The historic Carriage House Annex to the Littleton Community Center is one of many recipients of historic preservation efforts spearheaded by the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program. This three-story wood-frame house stands as an example of high-style Queen Anne architecture, with interiors featuring Victorian glazed tiles and ornate wooden detailing.

Identifying Old Forests as Crucial Sources of Biodiversity & Cultural Values

This winter, the National Heritage Bureau frequented Mt. Sunapee to find old forests—which comprise less than 0.001% of our state’s forests. These forests are important to protect due to their high rates of carbon storage compared to younger forests, as well as for their biodiversity and cultural values. Through historic research, field visits, and desktop reconnaissance—and tree coring, an important method for understanding forest age—the team determined key areas on the landscape where old forests may occur.

Completing the Sawyer Brook Headwaters Project with ASLPT

The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust, with support from a NH State Conservation Committee Moose Plate grant, completed the Sawyer Brook Headwaters project, protecting 385-acres in the Town of Grantham. The protected land includes forestry, wetlands, and valuable wildlife habitat, and will allow for recreational public access.

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Renovation of the 1918 Gorham Town Hall Balcony, Gorham, NH

In 2010 the Gorham Town Hall received a $17,000 grant for balcony renovation with the goal of improving accessibility. The renovation incorporated the historically correct wood paneling which matched the wainscoting through out the theater’s first floor lobby. With the reconstruction of the balcony rail and rebuilding of the balcony treads and risers the balcony is now legally usable.

This was one piece of a much larger project — the renovation of the 1918 Gorham Town Hall. The hall was placed on the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places on January 25, 2005. President Warren G. Harding spoke from the second floor balcony in 1919.

Upon the completion of the entire project, the 223-seat Community Theater will continue to be the stage for the high school drama club and be the only complete theater in Coos County which is handicapped accessible.

The Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility contributed labor to this project.