New Hampshire Preservation Alliance Grant Awarded

We are pleased to announce the receipt of a $1,250 grant from the Rick and Duffy Monahon Fund of the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, for the specific purpose of providing a building assessment with preservation guidelines for the mill.

From the Preservation Alliance: "The Mill Hollow Heritage Association has good forward momentum but needs the boost of a professional assessment grant to help them prepare for a campaign that will complete important preservation repairs and allow the public to use this building. The earliest of a dozen mills in East Alstead’s Mill Hollow district and the last remaining, this mill site dates to 1760. Chase’s Mill, the current structure, was built c. 1917, and it is an important town and regional landmark in East Alstead. A non-profit was recently formed to purchase, rehabilitate and program the mill, and has been working with owners and local residents Mow Kazati and Kate Tarlow Morgan. The group secured Seven to Save status in 2009, benefited from a team visit organized by the Preservation Alliance (that included Rick Monahon) to identify key needs and ideas for next steps, and stabilized the building with a new roof. Volunteers are currently restoring original windows, cleaning and oiling antique tools and creating architectural drawings of the mill. "

The Preservation Alliance’s grant review committee includes representatives from LCHIP, the Division of Historical Resources, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Preservation Alliance board member and architect.