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Some of you who follow the National Trust and its 11 Most Endangered Places list will remember the woes of the Webster farm. Now it is saved thanks to wonderful partnerships over the last couple of years. Daniel Webster as many of you know is one of the country's pre-Civil War great orators very concerned with maintaining Union.
This arrived from the National Trust today in the March 2007 e-newsletter:
DANIEL WEBSTER FARM'S HAPPY ENDING
Facing an uncertain future in 2005 courtesy of a proposed housing development, the Daniel Webster Farm was one of the National Trust's annual "America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places." Daniel Webster, one of America's foremost statesmen and most dynamic orators, maintained his family's Franklin farm outside of Concord, New Hampshire, as a retreat, model stock farm, and meeting place until his death in 1852. In 1871, the farm became the site of a home and schol for children orphaned in the Civil war - one of hte first such institutions to be located in a healthful rural environment.
In late February, The Trust for Public Land (TPL), along with the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP), the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance (NHPA), and the Webster Farm Preservation Association (WFPA), announced the successful completion of the effort to permanently save Daniel Webster's historic 141-acre farm. As a result of the conservation project, the scenic riverfront farmland will never be developed, and the historic buildings, including Danile Webster's family home, will be permanently protected. "The National Trust's listing of the farm on its '11 Most Endangered Sites' helped focus attention on this irreplaceable treasure and put it on the Trust for Public Land's radar screen," said Rep. Leigh Webb of Franklin, actively involved in the preservation efforts. The 2007 America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places will be announced on May 17. Will one of your favorite places be listed?
This arrived from the National Trust today in the March 2007 e-newsletter:
DANIEL WEBSTER FARM'S HAPPY ENDING
Facing an uncertain future in 2005 courtesy of a proposed housing development, the Daniel Webster Farm was one of the National Trust's annual "America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places." Daniel Webster, one of America's foremost statesmen and most dynamic orators, maintained his family's Franklin farm outside of Concord, New Hampshire, as a retreat, model stock farm, and meeting place until his death in 1852. In 1871, the farm became the site of a home and schol for children orphaned in the Civil war - one of hte first such institutions to be located in a healthful rural environment.
In late February, The Trust for Public Land (TPL), along with the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP), the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance (NHPA), and the Webster Farm Preservation Association (WFPA), announced the successful completion of the effort to permanently save Daniel Webster's historic 141-acre farm. As a result of the conservation project, the scenic riverfront farmland will never be developed, and the historic buildings, including Danile Webster's family home, will be permanently protected. "The National Trust's listing of the farm on its '11 Most Endangered Sites' helped focus attention on this irreplaceable treasure and put it on the Trust for Public Land's radar screen," said Rep. Leigh Webb of Franklin, actively involved in the preservation efforts. The 2007 America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places will be announced on May 17. Will one of your favorite places be listed?
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