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Assessing Deerfield Town Hall: A Preservation Report
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With the support and matching funding of the Preservation Alliance The Deerfield Heritage Commission contracted with preservation consultant Mae Williams and preservation specialist, Stephen Bedard to assess the Deerfield Town Hall (House) and write a preservation plan for it.
They made short and long term recommendations for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the building. The commission will use this information to make long and short term plans for the Town Hall.
The report also provides an in-depth review of the history of the building and discussion of both historic and modern modifications to it. Read the full report
Town Hall Energy Audit
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Town Hall Energy Audit was completed by SEEDS November 2021 – Sustainable Energy Education & Demonstration Services for the Deerfield Energy Committee and funded by Eversource.
Based on investing $60,074 into the thermal envelope or shell of the Town Hall is estimated to save $7,018 a year heating costs based on 2019 occupancy patterns and the current price of $3.25 per gallon of oil. [This was the price at the time of the audit]. At that price, a simple payback would be less than nine years and a 4.4% annual return on investment for each of the 25 years life of measure. Read a quick overview of the audit.
The Deerfield Town Hall was constructed in 1856 and noted as one of New Hampshire’s best public examples of Greek Revival Architecture. It is on the National Register of Historic Place and is the centerpiece of the Historic District.
2026 Visioning Session
2005 A Look Back
In 2005 Michael Greene worked with the Deerfield Heritage Commission to develop plans for making the Deerfield Town Hall more accessible. These plans included an elevator to the second floor but it actually was much more. In keeping with current needs for improved electrical, mechanicals kitchen and bathrooms it would have met current needs based on the recent Heritage Commission Visioning session.
History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood, Cogswell
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History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood, comprised within the original limits of Nottingham, Rockingham County, N.H., with records of the centennial proceedings at Northwood, and genealogical sketches ..
Deerfield School Houses
School houses in early Deerfield were arranged in districts within walking distance of nearly every student. Eventually there were sixteen districts, each electing its own moderator, clerk, auditors, and a Prudential Committee of three people, who were essentially the school board of that district.
FAQ – Town Hall Energy Audit
Old Fodder Cutter – in the Barn, Around Deerfield
Old barns are often full of treasurers. Here is an old fodder cutter. What kind of old treasures have you found in your Deerfield barn or garage?
Cobbler Shop? Wash House? – Around Deerfield
You might see a noumber of these small outbuildings when driving around Deerfield. They were generally know as craft houses, cobbler’s or “ten footer” shops. Being a Yankee farmer often meant having many different income streams. One possiblity was to make shoes. Shoes were either made in these small houses or leather was cut in a central location ( Epping, Derry or Portsmouth) and farmed out to home piece workers to complete the work.
Shops had lots of window to provide light for the craftsman. Sometimes they were attached to the main house. This one on Church Street was changed to a laundry facility at some point in time. The inside has a double wash tub and has hooks on opposite walls to string laundry lines. Do you have “out buildings” attached or stand alone?
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- Shoemakers in a “ten-footer” shop.
- Daniel Hunkins Shoe Shop, Buttonwoo Museum, Haverhill MA
- A Humble Cobbler’s Shop Gets a New Life, Yarmouth MA
- Robert Mathews Custom Shoemaker, Deerfield NH