To residents or former residents of Hooksett, NH, or people who work in Hooksett:
The Town Hall Preservation Committee (Hooksett NH) is working to rehabilitate our old Town Hall, built in 1828, that served our community so well for over 180 years before being closed in 2008 when town offices moved to the former Village School.
The long-term plan is to remove the second floor in the main building and eventually return it to a meeting hall for use by various community groups and rental for private events.
The Town Hall Preservation Committee is preparing an application for a Conservation License (Moose) Plate grant from the State of NH for repair and painting of the tin ceiling in the main hall section of the Old Town Hall. Fortunately when the 2nd floor was expanded in 1975, the wall partitions were placed below the relief/design of the tin panels; they did not cut into the tin pieces, so there will be far less repair of the tin than there might have been.
PLEASE SIGN IF YOU SUPPORT OUR PROJECT AND THE APPLICATION FOR REPAIR OF THE BEAUTIFUL TIN CEILING. These petitions will accompany our application to the NH Division of Historical Resources. Thank you!
Town Hall Preservation Committee by Kathie Northrup
Update #19 years ago
Hello everyone. Thank you so much for supporting the Moose Plate grant application and our work in preserving the old town hall. The application was filed in April. It will take a few months before we get a decision.
This is the only email I will send through the petition site. If, however, you'd like to receive periodic updates about our progress, send an email to Hooksett.heritage@myfairpoint.net, and I'll send you an update when we hear about the grant and when something else significant happens.
We appreciate your interest.
Kathie Northrup, Chair, Town Hall Preservation Committee
