The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance has selected the re-use of the former boiler plant and print shop for the Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute for a 2024 Preservation Achievement Award.
The N.H. Preservation Alliance is the statewide non-profit organization that advocates for the protection and revival of historic buildings and places. The award was presented last spring at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester.
In a message to the community, Joseph A. Favazza, Ph.D., president of the college, said “the Benedictines have a long history of preserving their structures and this is the latest example of a Saint Anselm building being given new life on our campus. The Grappone Institute is now a state-of-the-art multipurpose space that serves as a hub for the humanities in southern New Hampshire in a similar way to how the New Hampshire Institute of Politics is at the center of civic life.”
The Achievement Award from the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance capped a wonderful and vibrant year at the Grappone Humanities Institute, according to Gary Bouchard, Ph.D., executive director of the Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute. “It also confirmed once more how completely the success of the Institute’s mission relies on the great talents of other people, and especially the faculty and staff here at Saint Anselm.”