HELP RAISE $155,000 BY NOVEMBER 2022Your help is needed for repairs and restoration of 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!
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Current Cash & Pledged Funds: $118,600 Goal: $155,000
PHASE 2 PROJECT GOAL
THROUGH NOVEMBER 2022 cost estimate: $310,000
- Hire construction project manager to oversee restoration and ensure quality construction
- Confirm building construction work with historic architect plans.
- Repair, restoration and rehabilitation of 2nd & 3rd floor historic windows
- Restore front exterior double doors, front interior double doors and rear exterior double doors
- Add new stairs 1st floor up to 2nd floor community meeting room (life safety code 2nd egress)
- Insulate 1st floor ceiling
- Remove suspended ceiling tiles; restore ceiling to near original height
- Electrical wiring upgrades will include: new underground electrical entrance and remove overhead wires; new interior wiring for entire 1st floor, 2nd floor large community room and 6-story bell tower. Add LED lighting to entire 1st floor ceilings and 2nd floor ceiling in large community room. Update the building security system.
- Add new replacement larger storage building for Library and Friends of the Effingham Public Library, located off the parking lot
- HVAC - Install high efficiency heating, air conditioning and energy recovery fresh-air system serving 1st floor including moisture control system in crawl space
- HVAC - Install high efficiency heating, air conditioning system and energy recovery fresh-air serving 2nd floor including moisture control system
- Construct interior false wall contiguous to interior Masonic Temple interior wall to protect hand-painted murals
- Repair cupola leak in copper cladded floor; require removing cast iron bell and reinstalling
- Create structural engineer plan and project description to re-hang the Henry N. Hooper & Company (Boston-Paul Revere foundry) 1863 bell in the tower. Ring the bell!
- Renovate two bathrooms, one ADA compliant & plumbing upgrades
- Up to 10% contingency for unanticipated items
remnants of historic cloverleaf windows - use as template for reproduction windows in bell tower
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Lucas Mueller, Jacobs Glass, Inc., example work
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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.
Artisans at work repairing and restoring similar style windows, Jacobs Glass, Inc., Winslow , Maine
Bill Blodgett & Lucas Mueller
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Bill Blodgett
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Michael Bragg
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This project was funded in part by a grant from the NH Preservation Alliance, which received support for its grants program from the New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP).
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Effingham Preservation Society is a 501(c)3 organization established in 1999 to preserve historic buildings and landmarks in Effingham, New Hampshire. The Preservation Society has agreed to be the Fiscal Agent of the Historic Town Hall Project.
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