Major renovations done to 1840s building in Lancaster
January 2, 2021 GMT
LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) — Major structural renovations have been done to a historic building that dates back to the 1840s in northern New Hampshire.
The Parker J. Noyes Building on Lancaster’s Main Street was named for the former head of a company that invented machinery to sugarcoat pills. Crews have done demolition and renovation work on the 11,000 square-foot building to create space for apartments and businesses.
“Like most renovation projects, we found some surprises,” said Julie Renaud Evans, program director for the Northern Forest Center, which owns the building. “We discovered some old fire damage in the rafters and determined we needed a full foundation under the back end of the building.”