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  What We've Accomplished

AWARDED GRANTS BY COUNTY

Awarded Grants for the county of Grafton:
Town: Ashland
Project Name: Ashland School
Total Project Cost: $966,250.00
Amount Requested: $400,000.00
LCHIP Funded: $300,000.00
Project Description: Acquire/renovate Ashland Elementary School

Town: Bath, Claremont
Project Name: NH Farmland Conservation Initiative
Total Project Cost: $360,200.00
Amount Requested: $180,100.00
LCHIP Funded: $100,000.00
Project Description: 2 parcels. Wood parcel -30 ac SPI over 80, other SPI 72. Livingston parcel -37 ac. SPI over 80, other SPI 73. Parcels w/in flagged areas for possible impacts on endangered dwarf wedgemussle. Patch of endangered Bladdernut. Ct. River views. Hunting/fishing
Target Acres: 151

Town: Bath, Haverhill
Project Name: NH Farmland Conservation Initiative
Total Project Cost: $665,000.00
Amount Requested: $323,500.00
LCHIP Funded: $323,500.00
Project Description: Easement acquisition by UVLT, 589 acres, important farm soils, 3 landowners, part of larger effort
Target Acres: 589

Town: Bethlehem
Project Name: Cottage at the Rocks
Total Project Cost: $18,000.00
Amount Requested: $9,000.00
LCHIP Funded: $9,000.00
Project Description: Walkway, step and stonewall repairs to ca. 1889 Cottage at the Rocks, the gateway to the Rocks Estate.

Town: Bethlehem
Project Name: Colonial Theatre
Total Project Cost: $695,040.00
Amount Requested: $347,520.00
LCHIP Funded: $347,520.00
Project Description: Rehabilitation and structural stabilization of historic movie theater

Town: Campton
Project Name: Town House & Grange 2
Total Project Cost: $67,471.00
Amount Requested: $30,000.00
LCHIP Funded: $30,000.00
Project Description: Rehab Grange Hall and attached Carriage House

Town: Campton
Project Name: Town House & Grange
Total Project Cost: $47,830.00
Amount Requested: $22,000.00
LCHIP Funded: $22,000.00
Project Description: Rehab Grange Hall and attached Carriage House

Town: Canaan
Project Name: Bear Pond
Total Project Cost: $350,000.00
Amount Requested: $175,000.00
LCHIP Funded: $150,000.00
Project Description: Acquire 921 acres forest and wetland, link state forest/cons. Round 1 Award: $75,000 Round 2 Award: $75,000
Target Acres: 921

Town: Canaan
Project Name: 1793 Canaan Meeting House
Total Project Cost: $62,036.00
Amount Requested: $26,836.00
LCHIP Funded: $26,836.00
Project Description: Restore pew boxes and balcony

Town: Enfield
Project Name: Long-Range Preservation Plan Study
Total Project Cost: $40,000.00
Amount Requested: $20,000.00
LCHIP Funded: $20,000.00
Project Description: Multi-disciplinary study of complicated historic site and buildings

Town: Franconia
Project Name: Robert Frost Place
Total Project Cost: $52,108.00
Amount Requested: $25,400.00
LCHIP Funded: $25,400.00
Project Description: Rehabilitation - 1855 farmhouse - stabilize foundation, correct drainage, replace roof, HVAC

Town: Haverhill
Project Name: Alumni Hall
Total Project Cost: $606,150.00
Amount Requested: $300,000.00
LCHIP Funded: $175,000.00
Project Description: Restore Alumni Hall for use as a regional cultural & visitors' center

Town: Haverhill
Project Name: Pearson Hall
Total Project Cost: $776,925.00
Amount Requested: $100,000.00
LCHIP Funded: $100,000.00
Project Description: Building renovations to the 1816 Pearson Hall

Town: Lebanon
Project Name: Westboro Rail Yard Study
Total Project Cost: $50,000.00
Amount Requested: $25,000.00
LCHIP Funded: $25,000.00
Project Description: Study of rail yard and associated buildings

Town: Lyman
Project Name: Lyman Community Forest
Total Project Cost: $1,017,100.00
Amount Requested: $250,000.00
LCHIP Funded: $250,000.00
Project Description: TPL, Town of Lyman and the Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust seek to create a 1,081 acre town forest that will be owned by the town of Lyman.
Target Acres: 1081

Town: Piermont
Project Name: Schmid Farm
Total Project Cost: $471,679.83
Amount Requested: $240,000.00
LCHIP Funded: $225,000.00
Project Description: Easement on 140 acre farm; highest quality ag soils along Ct. River; 1906 Round barn will be protected under separate preservation easement
Target Acres: 133

Town: Sugar Hill
Project Name: Sunset Hill
Total Project Cost: $349,847.83
Amount Requested: $197,000.00
LCHIP Funded: $140,000.00
Project Description: Acquisition of 62 acres; Historic, public golf course and historic clubhouse (NR eligible).
Target Acres: 62

Town: Thornton
Project Name: Old Town House Planning Study
Total Project Cost: $14,408.00
Amount Requested: $7,204.00
LCHIP Funded: $7,204.00
Project Description: Study to plan for the rehabilitation of the Old Town House