Three More Properties Added to Historic Places List

CONCORD, NH - The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources announced this week that the State Historical Resources Council has added three individual properties to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places, according to a press statement.

The State Register has helped to promote the significance of many historic properties across New Hampshire. Benefits of being listed on the State Register include:

• Special consideration and relief from some building codes and regulations;
• Designation of a property as historical, which is a pre-qualification for many grant programs, including Conservation License Plate grants and New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) grants; and
• Acknowledgment of a property’s historical significance in the community.

The most recent additions to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places are:

• The Acworth Horse Sheds on the town common accommodated the “parking” needs of those visiting the town hall or the Congregational Church. Built in the 1820s, the nine-bay timber frame horse sheds are a rare surviving example of a building type once common in New Hampshire.
• Constructed in 1908 near the Belmont Mill during the peak in popularity for local brass bands, the Belmont Bandstand, with its ornate design – including gingerbread details – still serves as a center for entertainment in the community. In part to celebrate the bandstand’s listing to the State Register, Belmont is hosting a Heritage and Preservation Fair on May 21.
• The George Washington Noyes House in Gorham is an excellent example of Queen Anne architecture and is one of three houses built on Soldier Hill after an 1879 fire devastated the adjacent downtown. Noyes was a career railroad man who worked his way up from road builder to master engineer; this architect-designed house reflects his rise in status.

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 fully on individual inventory forms 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 nh.gov/nhdhr.

Submitted by the NH Department of Cultural Resources.