Six Historic Projects Receive Moose Plate Grants

The NH Division of Historical Resources recently announced that six projects focused on conserving historic buildings will receive funding through its Conservation License Plate Grant program.

This program, also known as the Moose Plate grant program, awards funds to projects that conserve and preserve significant publicly-owned historic resources or artifacts that contribute to the state's history and cultural heritage.

New Hampshire's unique historical resources bring our past to life and help to define our state's culture today, said Elizabeth Muzzey, director of the Division of Historical Resources. Conserving these resources ensures that what it means to be from New Hampshire will be accessible to future generations.

The 2008 projects receiving Conservation License Plate Grants from the Division of Historical Resources are:

The Old Allenstown Meeting House Rehabilitation Project, Phase I-III (Allenstown)-to continue the long-term preservation of the building by repairing existing clapboards.

Cheshire Railroad Depot Restoration Project (Troy)-to refinish the floor in the waiting room and the stationmaster's office.

The Frost Place: 2008 Moisture Rehabilitation Project (Franconia)-to apply borate treatment for the first floor and cellar framing, install suitable gutters and downspouts, and re-grade the west side of the house.

Lisbon Historic Railroad Station Restoration (Lisbon)-to finish the restoration of the building by painting the exterior, installing floor tile and repairing window frames.

Head School (Hooksett)-to enable interior repairs to the tin ceiling, refinish the floor and repair damaged plaster.

Epsom Historic Meetinghouse (Epsom)-to repair broken historic stained glass windows.

Purchasing a Moose Plate is a great way to show that you care about New Hampshire's culture, said Department of Cultural Resources Commissioner Van McLeod. The $35 cost the first year you register your plate-and the $30 each year thereafter-goes right back to New Hampshire's communities to support a variety of cultural projects.

New Hampshire's Division of Historical Resources, the State Historic Preservation Office, was established in 1974. The historical, archaeological, architectural and cultural resources of New Hampshire are among its most important environmental assets. Historic preservation promotes the use, understanding and conservation of such resources for the education, inspiration, pleasure and enrichment of New Hampshire's citizens. For more information, visit www.nh.gov/nhdhr or call 603-271-3483.