- Historic District Commission MeetingThe Historic District Commission’s next meeting will be on Monday, July 31st at 7:15pm at the Mascoma Health Center.

The Canaan Historic District Commission was established for the following purposes:
To preserve the district in the municipality which reflects elements of its cultural, social, economic, political, and architectural history To conserve property values in the district To foster civic beauty To strengthen the local economy To promote the use of the historic district for the education, pleasure, and welfare of the citizens of the municipality.
Most of the houses in this district date from the Greek Revival and Federal periods. The district runs up and down Canaan Street and is bound roughly on the north by the Old North Church and on the south by the Pinnacle House. The east boundary is Canaan Street Lake and the west boundary is the area 500 feet to the west of Canaan Street.