HISTORIC RESTORATION & PRESERVATION

Beginning in 2000 the City appointed a Board of Trustees to oversee the Hunt as a city living room. The Hunt is now frequently rented out to groups for events, ranging from weddings, to concerts and lectures. In 2002 Cram and Ferguson was retained by then Hunt administrator Hilary Booth to prepare a Preservation Master Plan for restoring and returning the Hunt to a well-maintained state. Since the completion of the Master Plan, Cram and Ferguson have worked with the Trustees these last ten years to plan and execute first the restoration of the exterior brickwork and tower windows and then various items of work on the interior as funding has become available.

In 2010 funding was approved for the remaining restoration of the interior and the addition of an elevator and new HVAC systems. This work was designed and bid in early 2011 and work began in June and was completed in October 2011. This brought the restoration of the building to completion after nearly ten years work by a cadre of committed citizens and professionals. The work has benefited from funding from the Moose Plate and from non-stop fund-raising campaigns by the city and citizens of Nashua. The restored Hunt will now be able to lease space to non-profit and artsoriented organizations and the main spaces will be available for enjoyment of public and private events.