Phase 2

help raise $145,000 by november 2022

Your 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!

PHASE 2 PROJECT GOAL
THROUGH NOVEMBER 2022 cost estimate: $290,000

Repair, restoration and rehabilitation of 2nd & 3rd floor historic windows
Hire construction project manager to oversee building restoration and construction work
Restore front exterior double doors, front interior double doors and rear exterior double doors
Create parking lot and professional landscape plan and begin implementation
Grind and reclaim parking lot and driveway pavement, new grade for building drainage, reconstructed parking lot entry, pave entire base coat
Add new/replacement expanded off-parking lot storage building; storage for Library and Friends of the Effingham Public Library
Add exterior French perimeter drain water mitigation system at roof eaves for building drainage, parking lot drainage, improve Town House Road ditches and culvert drainage
Insulate three 2nd floor exterior walls, 2nd floor ceiling; build one false interior insulated wall in the large community room
Electrical wiring upgrades include: new underground electrical entrance and remove overhead wires; 2nd floor community room and 6-story bell tower; add LED lighting to 2nd floor ceiling in large community meeting room
3rd floor HVAC system engineering; HVAC and ductwork installation to serve 2nd floor large community room heat and air conditioning and moisture control
Rehabilitate the four historic cloverleaf windows & cupola railings on bell tower
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!
Repair and repoint brick foundation face
Renovate two bathrooms, one ADA compliant & plumbing upgrades
Repair plaster on walls and possibly the ceiling of 2nd floor large community room
Up to 10% contingency for unanticipated items

Lucas Mueller, Jacobs Glass, Inc., example work

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

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.

Christopher P Williams Architects, PLLC, Historic Building Assessment with Preservation Guidelines Report

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

Bill Blodgett & Lucas Mueller

Bill Blodgett

Michael Bragg

We asked for your help for needed repairs and restoration on historic windows . . . and more. The funds raised were used towards 2020 matching grant applications . . . we were awarded matching grant monies. Thank You all for your continuing support.

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

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).

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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