Wooden Gasholder Collectibles Aid Fundraising Efforts
The non-profit Concord-based Fellowship Housing Opportunities, Inc. is selling wooden Gasholder collectibles as a fundraiser for their mission and to help the Gasholder fundraising. They can be purchased for $35 at the Fellowship’s office or at the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce Gift Shop. All proceeds will be shared equally with the Gaholder Fund and the efforts of Fellowship Housing Opportunities to support the housing crisis that exists in our community.
“Needless to say, when it came time to assist in the preservation of the Gasholder here in Concord, we wanted to help.”
Fellowship Housing Opportunities, Inc. is a local not for profit which provides decent affordable housing to individuals living with mental health issues. “We have been rooted in the community since 1966 and have a strong passion for historic preservation”, said Herbert Carpenter, executive director, Fellowship Housing Opportunities, Inc.
Their Fellowship Apartments project received a Historic Preservation Merit Award in 1993 in recognition of the preservation of the cultural heritage of the City of Concord. Their Washington Court project was determined to have significance and integrity that made it eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and is considered a good example of Italianate design, which was popular in the 1850’s.
The wooden collectible available through Fellowship Housing Opportunities, Inc.
The rehabilitation of their Jackson Street property, formerly known as the John H. Edgerly House, was described as an eclectic late 19th century dwelling eligible for the Register as a contributing building to the North End Historic Neightborhood. Their Fayette Street Property was formerly kown as The Webster House and is listed on the Register as a contributing building in the city’s Abbot-Downing Historic Neighborhood, and thanks to an article in the Concord Monitor, describing their dilemma with respect to the extensive damage to the carriage house, a local doctor interested in relocating the building came forward and took the structure down board by board. The NH Division of Historical Resources considers the Pleasant Street Project to be a contributing property within the Downtown Concord Historic District.
Additional Resources:
Website - Fellowship Housing Opportunities, Inc.
Concord Chamber of Commerce Gift Shop info and hours of operation