Thomas and Kathleen Dennis bought a 1,400-square-foot Cape Cod cottage in 2014 for use in the summer that was, in its prior life, a U.S. Coast Guard lifesaving station.
The 150-year-old house at 317 North State St. is getting a lift and modern makeover for a house its age – a poured concrete foundation.The home was jacked up by Geddes Building Movers of Concord and secured with wooden cribbing to allow groundwork.
Beach erosion and the frequent occurrence of high tides and strong storms are causing some owners to contemplate lifting or moving as added protection.
The Concord Coalition to End Homelessness has won an award for creating four apartments for long-term homeless people on Green Street, not long after it turned a triplex on West Street into more such apartments.The coalition’s work on 10 Green St.,.