Elizabeth Durfee Hengen Award by the NH Preservation Alliance

Congratulations to Becky Mitchell!

The Heritage Commission extends congratulations to Becky Mitchell on the honor of her being awarded the Elizabeth Durfee Hengen Award by the NH Preservation Alliance!!  This award honors Becky’s many contributions to preservation planning, advocacy, and education here in Stratham over the years.  The Executive Director of the NH Preservation Alliance presented the award to Becky at a brief event on June 19, 2023.

Becky joined the Heritage Commission in 2006 and served as Chair from 2007 to 2017.  Becky has had a leadership role in virtually all of the Town’s preservation initiatives over the last two decades, including the preservation of the Bartlett-Cushman House and Lane Homestead, a town-wide survey of historic properties, the addition of several Stratham properties to the National Register, and the implementation of innovative land use tools like the Demolition Delay Ordinance and the Route 33 Heritage District.

You can read more about the award and watch a brief video summarizing Becky’s contributions at the NHPA link here: https://www.nhpreservation.org/blog/2023-award-winner-rebecca-mitchell-the-elizabeth-durfee-hengen-award