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Enfield to Submit Application to National Historic Register
The Enfield Heritage Commission announced that in January, 2010, they will submit an application to the NH Division of Historic Resources for placing Enfield Village on the National Register of Historic Places. Once reviewed and approved by the NH Division of Historic Resources, the application will then be forwarded to the US Department of the Interior for approval. The expectation is that Enfield will have its National Historic Register District in place sometime in the spring of 2010 well in advance of Enfield’s 250th Anniversary in July, 2011.

Once the historic district is established, property owners who wish to rehabilitate and improve qualifying historic properties will be able to take advantage of a 20% investment tax credit if they follow the Department of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. The Hewitt House, located downtown at the corner of Route 4 and Maple Street in Enfield, and presently the home of Moose Mountain Realty, was rehabilitated and preserved using historic tax credits. The availability of such tax credits will encourage the execution of other similar projects and help expand the value of Enfield’s tax base to the benefit of all of Enfield’s property owners. (more)