​​HELP RAISE $155,000 BY NOVEMBER 2022

We are asking for your help because we need repairs and restoration on additional historic windows,  ADA bathroom design, hazard mitigation items . . . and more.  The funds  raised may also be used towards 2021-2022 matching grant applications. Please join our efforts today. Even small donations like $18.58 help!

10%

Goal: $155,000

PHASE 2 PROJECT GOAL

• Repair, restoration and rehabilitation of 2nd & 3rd floor historic windows & shutters
• Restore front double doors and rear double   doors
• Create parking lot and professional   landscape plan   and begin implementation
• Grind and reclaim    pavement,  new grade for building drainage,   lay down base pavement coat  
• Add exterior French perimeter drain water mitigation system at    roof eaves for building drainage
• Insulate three 2nd floor exterior walls, 2nd floor ceiling; build one false interior insulated wall in the large community room
• Electrical wiring upgrades to 2nd floor  community room and 6-story bell tower; add LED lighting to 2nd  floor ceiling in large community room
• 3rd floor HVAC system engineering;  electric heat pump installation to serve    2nd floor large community room heat and air conditioning
• Rehabilitate the historic cloverleaf windows & cupola railings on bell tower
• Create structural engineer  plan and project to    re-hang  the Henry N. Cooper & Company  (Boston - Paul Revere foundry) 1863    bell in the tower.    Ring the bell!
• ​Repoint brick foundation
• Renovate two bathrooms, one ADA compliant & plumbing upgrades
• Repair    plaster on walls and ceiling  of 2nd floor large community room
• Up to 10% contingency for unanticipated items

remnants of historic cloverleaf windows - use as template for reproduction windows in bell tower

Lucas Mueller, Jacobs Glass, Inc., example work

and ongoing...

• ​Continue to accept Cash and other monetary donations!
• Continue to accept volunteer help in writing grant applications
• Continue to apply for government and private foundation grants
• Continue to coordinate with Effingham Public Library, Effingham Preservation Society and other organizations
• And most important, continue to listen to constructive ideas and feedback from Effingham citizens along with  our many project supporters  living  locally and nationwide.​

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​Artisans at work repairing and restoring similar style windows, Jacobs Glass, Inc., Winslow , Maine

Bill Blodgett & Lucas Mueller

Bill Blodgett

Michael Bragg

View the Historic Building Assessment with Preservation Guidelines Report.
Prepared by ​Christopher P Williams Architects, PLLC.

view report

​​DONATE NOW  Your tax-deductible contribution will help fund the renovation of this unique New Hampshire icon.