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Emergency work will be done this year on Concord’s historic gasholder to keep it from collapsing while its future is decided, following an agreement between the city, Liberty Utilities and the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance.
The Preservation Alliance announced Thursday that contractors will “conduct emergency stabilization in the upcoming construction season,” including fixing a broken compression ring at the base of the roof and patching the roof and wall to keep out water. “The plan will avert the near-term risk of total loss from collapse or demolition, and buys time to secure additional funding and uses for the property,” the alliance said in a statement.
Devin Colman in front of his favorite midcentury house in Burlington On January 24, the preservation experts of seven northeastern states, including Pennsylvania and New York, convened for a webinar on historic barns, hosted by the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance. One of the three invited guest speakers was Tom Visser, professor and director of the master s of science program in historic preservation at the University of Vermont. In the subsequent breakout session for Vermont, the main speakers, Vermont state architectural historian Devin Colman and Preservation Trust of Vermont field service representative Alex Tolstoi, greeted each other familiarly. Both graduates of Visser s program, they gave a shout-out to a third grad, Caitlin Corkins, tax credits and grants coordinator at the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, who didn t make it to the event.
CONCORD — April 15 is the deadline for property owners seeking tax relief for their historic agricultural structures. N.H. RSA 79-D authorizes towns and cities to grant property tax relief
Applications Due April 15 for Barn Tax Incentive Program
Concord, NH April 15 is the deadline for property owners seeking tax relief for their historic agricultural structures. N.H. RSA 79-D authorizes towns and cities to grant property tax relief to barn owners who can demonstrate the public benefit of preserving their barn or other older farm buildings, and agree to maintain them throughout a minimum 10-year preservation easement.
According to preliminary data collected by the N.H. Department of Revenue Administration, by the close of 2020, 100 communities in New Hampshire have a total of 607 historic structures currently participating in the program.
Sandwich, Freedom, Deerfield, Hopkinton, Plainfield, Stratham, Kensington and Kingston lead the state with 15 or more structures protected; Alton, Candia, Concord, Cornish, Fitzwilliam, Henniker, Lancaster, Lee, Lyme, Lyndeborough, Marlborough, Moultonborough, New Boston, North Hampton, Orford and Weare all have between 10 and 14