Centennial Hall

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Since 1876 Historic Centennial Hall hosts Seacoast area arts, cultural & community events.

10/30/2026

Happy Halloween from Centennial Hall.

In 1929 the Woman’s Club held a Hallowe’en mask dance here. The costumes, according to the notes, were unusually good. Mrs. Leon Knowles took the gold piece for the best original costume, and the music was by the New Hampshire University boys.

This month the Break A Leg Legally Players brought live theater back to our ballroom stage with Dracula, coffin and all. Thank you to the cast and crew for last night's special North Hampton community show.

Ninety-seven years apart, same stage. Next Halloween, we’d like everyone to be able to get up there for it. Everyone should get to the top.

10/28/2026

In 1998 this building was going to be torn down.

An alumna named Louise Booker Goss decided otherwise and got the town behind her. The Friends of Centennial Hall bought it. In 2008 we made the final payment and burned the mortgage at a public celebration.

Since then: a new copper and slate roof. Forty-four original windows restored. A sprinkler system through the whole building. The ballroom reopened.

One phase left.

Everyone should get to the top.

10/21/2026

One building. So many uses.

4-H. Art shows. Baby showers. Bridge lessons. Contra dancing. Fire department training. Harvest suppers. Jazz bands. Masquerade balls. Minstrel shows and operettas. Oyster and lobster suppers. Pilates. Red Cross clinics. Strawberry festivals. Ukulele group. Yoga. Weddings. Whist parties.

More than ninety different uses across 150 years, and that is just what we have records of.

Two of our three floors are reachable only by stairs. Imagine what this building does when all of it is open.

Everyone should get to the top.

10/16/2026

Thank you, North Hampton.

In March, this town voted two to one to put $50,000 toward making Centennial Hall accessible to everyone.

That vote is what started this. It told us the community wants this building open to all of it, not most of it.

Now we finish the job. Everyone should get to the top. Learn more: https://centennialhall.org/2026/10/01/everyone-should-get-to-the-top-centennial-halls-final-restoration-phase/

10/13/2026

A concert in our ballroom, ninety-eight years ago.

Look how full that room is.

Every person in this photograph walked up the same staircase. In 1928 that was fine. In 2026 it means some of our neighbors are not in the picture.

We are building the addition that changes it. Everyone should get to the top.

10/09/2026

A question for our neighbors.

Is there something at Centennial Hall you stopped going to, or never got to, because of the stairs?

A class. A concert. A party. Your granddaughter’s recital.

We would like to hear about it, and with your permission we would like to share it. These stories make the case for the addition better than we can. They go to donors and to grant committees.

Comment below, message us, or email [email protected].

10/08/2026

"Three million dollars for an elevator?"

Fair question. Here is the full explanation.

The elevator itself is about $350,000.

The $3 million is the building it goes in. The project includes a new, three-story addition at the rear of Centennial Hall, facing Hobbs Rd. That addition will house the elevator and accessible bathrooms on the first and second floors.

You may have noticed that this side of the building has not been painted, unlike the other sides. That was intentional. We did not want to spend money painting an area that will be affected by the addition.

An architect designed the project, and a builder prepared the estimate using 2026 construction costs. These are not inflated figures for an elevator alone. They represent the full cost of creating accessible access throughout the building.

10/05/2026

Here it is.

Dennis Mires P.A. Architects drew the three-story addition that will finally make every floor of Centennial Hall reachable. A three-stop elevator serving the basement, first and second floors. Accessible bathrooms. The old addition comes down and this goes up in its place.

Twenty-eight years of work to save this building. This is the last piece.

Everyone should get to the top.
Read more: https://centennialhall.org/2026/10/01/everyone-should-get-to-the-top-centennial-halls-final-restoration-phase/

10/02/2026

There is a room at the top of our stairs that has been the center of this town since 1876.

A lot of our neighbors cannot get to it.

We just sent our supporters the full story of what we are doing about it. Read it here: https://centennialhall.org/2026/10/01/everyone-should-get-to-the-top-centennial-halls-final-restoration-phase/

Everyone should get to the top.

09/23/2026

Planning the company holiday party? Skip the same old hotel banquet room.

Centennial Hall in North Hampton has brought people together since 1876. Pick the space that fits your group:

Main Studio: up to 110 guests
The Ballroom: up to 170 guests, newly restored

Your caterer. Your menu. Our historic hall. Every booking helps keep a local landmark alive.

Holiday dates fill up fast. Book a tour and ask about rates. Email [email protected].

Address

105 Post Road, PO Box 200
North Hampton, NH
03862

Website

http://www.centennialhall.org/

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