Historic Harrisville, Inc.

05/15/2025

Available to rent right in the heart of the National Historic Landmark village of Harrisville NH. This second floor, two level, 1550 sf office/art studio is a one minute walk to the Harrisville General Store, Post Office and Harrisville Children's Center. It's also very close to the town beach for summer picnics and swims. Ideal for a small business or artist studio/gallery. Shared internet, heat and electricity are all included. $875 per month. Interested? Call today for a viewing (603) 827-3722 or email [email protected] or [email protected].

04/12/2025

❄ Today's incorporator's meeting has been postponed until 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 13 due to inclement weather. The public is invited to attend. We'll share some updates on various projects we've been working on, and there will be a special presentation on the Women of Harrisville. The program will be followed by a free luncheon. We hope to see you there. (Attendees are welcome at any time between 11 and 1!) Stay safe in the snow.

03/27/2025

Harris Store House Office/Artist Studio
1556 sq. ft. for $875 per month
Available April 1st

This much coveted 2nd and 3rd floor studio is in the heart of the village. Two lofted spaces with a catwalk above a large conference room/gallery. Close to the Harrisville General Store, Post Office and town beach for summer swimming. The space has loads of historic character including exposed beams, original floors, and an arched brick chimney. Phenomenal light and views of the canal, Harrisville Pond, and the historic mill village.

Ideal for an artist who wants both a studio and a gallery, or a small
business needing office space and a conference or manufacturing area. A space like this one doesn’t come around often! Call today for a viewing (603) 827-3722 or email [email protected] or [email protected].

01/20/2025

At 10 a.m. this Wednesday, January 22, the Apple Hill String Quartet, based in Nelson, will play a pop-up concert at the Harrisville General Store. The free program includes music by Iranian-American composer Kian Ravaei, Ludwig van Beethoven, and French composer Germaine Tailleferre. A big thank you to Jesse MacDonald, Elise Kuder, Mike Kelley, and Jacob MacKay (pictured) for sharing their work for free as part of HHI and HGS’s Tiny Store Series! Get more details here: https://mailchi.mp/historicharrisville.org/apple-hill-hgs

10/03/2024

Have you ever dreamed of having a quaint little office or studio to hide away and get some work done? Right in the heart of the national historic landmark village of Harrisville NH above the Children's Center. Unit 205 is on the second floor of the Cheshire Mills Boarding House. The studio is conveniently located next to a common room and shared bathroom. Affordable at only $190 per month. Includes shared internet. Give us a call (603) 827-3722 or email [email protected] to schedule a viewing.

09/24/2024

Join us September 25 at 6:30pm in the Harrisville General Store to hear Anna Von Mertens in conversation with Rebecca Dinerstein Knight, celebrating the release of Anna's new book "Attention Is Discovery: The Life and Legacy Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt." The book is a recognition and celebration of the woman whose discovery founded modern cosmology and how her practice of attention is relevant to science, art, and our everyday lives. Complimentary cookies, lemonade, and iced tea will be offered, as well as books for sale. The store will also be open for business, with beer and wine available for purchase. Read more at https://tinyurl.com/hgstinystore.

08/30/2024

The Board of Trustees would like to thank our Executive Director, Erin Hammerstedt, for seven years of amazing work for Historic Harrisville and our community as a whole. Erin recently helped secure funding for the rehabilitation of St. Denis as a community center, a project that will be completed in the next year. Other projects include obtaining funding for our hydroelectric facility, overseeing improvements to the General Store kitchen, updating our archive cataloging software, and the rehabilitation of 119 and 121 Main Street, which added three units of affordable housing to HHI's portfolio. She also led the HHI team in rehabilitating the Alma Allen studio and adding two additional commercial rentals to the Granite Mill. She has been an essential part of many community projects and offered her preservation and grant experience to other organizations throughout the state. The board and staff will miss her! We wish her well as she begins her new position as Executive Director of Canterbury Shaker Village. Best of luck, Erin!

08/12/2024

At the end of this month, Historic Harrisville’s Executive Director Erin Hammerstedt will be leaving the organization to begin work as the Executive Director of Canterbury Shaker Village in Canterbury, NH. Erin will be leaving her job at HHI, but not the community of Harrisville. She will continue to live (part time) in her house on Main Street and be a neighbor and active member of the community. So this is not time for “goodbye,” but rather for “see you soon.” Please join us for a Happy Hour from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Monday, August 26th, at Erin’s home at 15 Main Street in Harrisville. Click through for more info! https://mailchi.mp/historicharrisville.org/leadership-transition?e=751de74466

06/30/2024

This is tonight! Stop by the Harrisville General Store for cookies, lemonade, and a fun theater event from Firelight Theatre Workshop!

Join Firelight Theatre Workshop at the store today from 6-7 p.m. for Tiny Stories! Thanks to our community, they have gathered tiny stories about small town life and how it plays out in our general stores (really, any store, post office, church, bakery, hardware store that is central to the social and commercial fabric of a small town). The event is free. Cookies and lemonade will be served, and beer and wine will be available for purchase. See you at 6! Learn more here: https://www.firelighttheatreworkshop.com/projects

06/26/2024

Did you know that our store manager, Laura Carden, is also an actor, film director, and part of the team at Firelight Theatre Workshop? On Sunday from 6-7 p.m., Laura, creative extraordinaire Sarah Sandback, and members of our community will share Tiny Stories about small town life and how it plays out in small stores like the Harrisville General Store. The event is free. Cookies, lemonade, and ice tea will be available, and as always, beer and wine can be purchased. New Hampshire Magazine has named Firelight the "Best Experimental Theatre" in the state, and they're recipients of the Ruth & James Ewing Arts Award in the Performing Arts, as well as awards from the New Hampshire Theatre Alliance. Join us for this fun event. See you at the store!

05/14/2024

Join us at the Harrisville General Store on Wednesday at 6:30 for a reading and engaging conversation with writer Rebecca Kaiser Gibson and poet Tin Fogdall. Books, beer, wine, and snacks will be available. Details are below!

Next up in our Tiny Store series...Join writer Rebecca Kaiser Gibson from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15 for a reading from her novel, The Promise of a Normal Life. The book is narrated by a fiercely observant Jewish-American girl who seems to exist in a private and separate realm. Her journey to womanhood takes the reader on a riveting series of experiences across the landscape of the 1960s. Rebecca will be joined in conversation with fellow poet and friend, Tin Fogdall. Tin has been a New Hampshire Arts Council Poetry Fellow and a finalist for the National Poetry Series. All are welcome at no charge. Books, beer, wine, and snacks will be available for purchase. See you at the store!

05/07/2024

Don't miss these fun Tiny Store events at the General Store. Coming up...Pizza, beer, and wine for Friday Happy Hour and dinner, pancakes and mimosas for Mother's Day, a wine tasting, a book event with Rebecca Kaiser Gibson, Tiny Stories with Firelight Theatre, and more. Also, explore the fascinating history of Harrisville's tramp houses. Check out all of the details in our May newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/historicharrisville.org/may-news