New Hampshire Preservation Alliance

When the organization emerged in 1985, it was called Inherit New Hampshire. Many landmarks were threatened and rapid growth was beginning to erode New Hampshire communities and landscapes. A task force of business and civic leaders saw the need for an active, statewide force to advance preservation policy and address the needs of local communities and individuals, and created Inherit New Hampshire (INH) with a "common goal of encouraging respect for the special character of New Hampshire vested in its buildings, towns, landscapes and local history." Similar to other statewide organizations that formed around this time, it was buoyed by national historic preservation legislation in the 1960s and a growing environmental awareness and the nation's bicentennial in the 1970s.

The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance is the statewide partner of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in New Hampshire.