Help Maintain and Restore our Historic Buildings
Thanks to the three grants that facilitated the latest SHS renovation project: The Country School Association of America awarded SHS a $1,000 outright grant, LCHIP granted SHS $25,000, and the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance/1772 Foundation granted SHS $10,000 toward the schoolhouse restoration, both on a matching funds basis. As implied by the matching funds condition, the Sutton Historical Society is required to raise a minimum of one dollar for each dollar provided by these matching grants. However, we are still short of our goal, as indicated by the fundraising thermometer.
We need your help.
We need your help.
The Sutton Historical Society is the proud steward of the historic structures and properties that are directly owned by the Society. It is unusual for an historical society to own the historic buildings. Typically, such properties in New Hampshire are owned by towns or other associations and the local historical societies are responsible for the operation of the facilities acting as agents for the town. This unusual arrangement creates unique challenges for an organization that relies solely on the donations of generous individuals and the efforts of unpaid volunteers. “We are very grateful that opportunities like LCHIP exist to help our small volunteer organization achieve some very big goals,” shared SHS Board Member and Project Manager Gary Dellert. “Fortunately, the schoolhouse restoration is the last major project on our list for the foreseeable future.”
While it may seem as if we’ve raised a lot, old buildings need lots of love. We continue to seek contributions to the Stewardship fund. Please donate today.
Your contributions to the SHS Stewardship Fund go far beyond just the schoolhouse project and matching LCHIP grant. SHS owns and/or maintains several historic buildings in Sutton. In addition to the meetinghouse, SHS maintains the District 9 Village Schoolhouse, the Old Store Museum and our headquarters at the Azariah Cressey House. We all know what it costs to maintain older buildings. We can’t do it without your help. We gratefully appreciate your donation in any amount.
To contribute online visit:
https://chuffed.org/project/shs-schoolhouse
Or mail your donation to:
Sutton Historical Society
Attn: Stewardship Fund
PO Box 457
South Sutton, NH 03273
SHS is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. All contributions are tax deductable.
While it may seem as if we’ve raised a lot, old buildings need lots of love. We continue to seek contributions to the Stewardship fund. Please donate today.
Your contributions to the SHS Stewardship Fund go far beyond just the schoolhouse project and matching LCHIP grant. SHS owns and/or maintains several historic buildings in Sutton. In addition to the meetinghouse, SHS maintains the District 9 Village Schoolhouse, the Old Store Museum and our headquarters at the Azariah Cressey House. We all know what it costs to maintain older buildings. We can’t do it without your help. We gratefully appreciate your donation in any amount.
To contribute online visit:
https://chuffed.org/project/shs-schoolhouse
Or mail your donation to:
Sutton Historical Society
Attn: Stewardship Fund
PO Box 457
South Sutton, NH 03273
SHS is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. All contributions are tax deductable.
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Dist. No. 9 South Village Schoolhouse
Constructed 1863 Listed on the State Register of Historical Places 2018 The Dist. 9 South Village Schoolhouse is a well-preserved example of a small rural mid-nineteenth century one-room schoolhouse. It served the community educating children 1863 - 1954. The wood-frame, one-story schoolhouse is tucked behind the iconic South Meetinghouse overlooking the village green. The exterior is simply decorated while the interior consists of a coatroom that leads to the main classroom, much of which remains as originally built. Once no longer used for education, the building transitioned to an historic resource open to the public. Well known Sutton resident, George Pillsbury, Concord mayor and co-founder of Pillsbury Flour, was educated at the site in the village. Today the building needs significant restoration and repair. LCHIP-funded scope includes repair or replacement of deteriorated features like the roof, sill/supports foundation, trim boards, clapboard siding, windows and perimeter grade/trees, plus interior walls, ceilings, electrical service and painting. Please donate to the Society’s Stewardship campaign as we raise funds required to match our LCHIP grant and maintain all SHS historic properties. |
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