NH’s deep history reflected in most recent listings to the NH State Register of Historic Places

The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources has announced that the State Historical Resources Council has added twenty-three listings – including libraries, places of worship, a blacksmith shop, a train and other significant properties – to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places.

New Hampshire’s State Register is an honorary listing that encourages the protection of significant buildings, districts, sites, landscapes, structures or objects that are meaningful in the history, architecture, archeology, engineering and traditions of New Hampshire.

Benefits of a property being listed in New Hampshire’s State Register include consideration in the planning of local and state-funded or otherwise state-assisted projects, qualification for state financial assistance for preservation projects when funds are available and special consideration or relief in the application of access, building and safety codes.

Owners of a property listed in the State Register are free to maintain, manage or dispose of their property as they choose, without oversight or comment from the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. 

The most recent additions to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places are:
-    Peabody-Kimball House Museum, Atkinson
-    All Souls Durrell Memorial United Methodist Church, Bethlehem
-    Flying Yankee train, Conway
-    First Congregational Church/Cornish Grange, Cornish
-    Records Building/Selectmen’s Office, Cornish
-    George Stowell Library, Cornish
-    Town Hall and District 9 School, Cornish
-    United Church of Cornish, Cornish
-    Godfrey Blacksmith Shop, Hampton
-    Farley High School Building, Hollis
-    Ham House, Jackson
-    Masonic Temple, Littleton
-    Kenniston Octagon House, Manchester
-    Methodist Church, Milan
-    Elkins Memorial Chapel, New London
-    Graylag Nature Preserve, Pittsfield
-    Dorothy Young House, Randolph
-    Peabody House, Shelburne
-    North Stratford Depot, Stratford
-    Thomas and Sarah Wiggin Farm, Stratham
-    Barnstormers Theatre, Tamworth
-    Hall-Dyer House, Tamworth
-    Whittier Lodge, Tamworth

Anyone wishing to nominate a property to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places must research the history of the nominated property and document it on an individual inventory form from the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. Having a property listed in the Register does not impose restrictions on property owners. For more information, visit nhdhr.dncr.nh.gov.

New Hampshire's Division of Historical Resources, the State Historic Preservation Office, was established in 1974 and is part of the NH Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. NHDHR’s mission is to preserve and celebrate New Hampshire’s irreplaceable historic resources through programs and services that provide education, stewardship, and protection. For more information, visit us online at nhdhr.dncr.nh.gov or by calling 603-271-3483.

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