Project Grant CHA26440319

The Friends of Historic Second Church will use a $512,728 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures program to conduct conservation treatments at the Second Presbyterian Church of Chicago. Three conservation firms will stabilize and repair interior design elements in the sanctuary, including a large mural, wooden framework supporting angels and arches, and two metal organ screens. Extensive cleaning and paint and plaster stabilization...

This Project Grant award of $2,360,026 from the National Park Service's "Save America's Treasures" program (CFDA 15.929) will support the assessment and rehabilitation of the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul in Charleston, South Carolina. The project aims to address structural issues with the portico, including the deterioration of column capitals and beams, and cracking in the sanctuary's north face. The work will involve carefully deconstructing and rebuilding portions of the...

This $499,128 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will support needed repairs and architectural assessments of the Historic Campbell Chapel AME Church in Americus, Georgia. Funded by the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program, the award will allow the Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Project Inc. to conduct a full structural assessment of the landmark building designed by Louis H. Persley, the first African American registered architect in...

The National Park Service, through the Save America's Treasures historic preservation grant program (CFDA 15.929), awarded a $3,707,345 project grant to the St. Bartholomew's Conservancy Inc. in New York, NY. The grant will fund the conservation and preservation of the historic Stanford White-designed triple portal entrance to St. Bartholomew's Church, which is designated as a National Historic Landmark. The project will address threats to the portal's key components, including the Cipollino...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Save America's Treasures program, CFDA 15.929, provides $725,500 to support the restoration of the historic Sears Tower at the Homan Square community complex in Chicago, Illinois. The funding will enable extensive exterior repairs to the tower's facade, including restoration of brick masonry, windows, and concrete foundation, to be completed by August 2026. This work is critical to preserving the tower's historic interior elements...

This $1,560,000 Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Save America's Treasures program is designed to mitigate the threat of a dome collapse at the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville, North Carolina. The key project activities include: Repairing and reinforcing the steel tension rings embedded in the masonry cornice to stabilize the dome structure Redesigning the stormwater collection system to eliminate future water infiltration and damage Rebuilding and repairing the...

This $1,400,000 Project Grant award from the National Park Service under the Save America's Treasures program will fund the restoration of four large Julian Garnsey murals and the ceiling in the rotunda of the Tower Building at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. The objectives are to uncover, research, repair, and reinstall the WPA-era murals that depict the American spirit, ingenuity, and strength, as well as restore the original design of the building's ceiling. The 2-to-3-year project will be...

This $1,500,000 federal project grant award from the National Park Service under the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) program aims to restore the historic chapel at the Milwaukee Soldiers Home National Historic Landmark District. The project, led by the Center for Veterans Issues, a non-profit organization, will address structural issues, roof repairs, and modernize the chapel's systems. The restored chapel will serve as a non-denominational worship space, conference area, and community...

This federal Project Grant award of $496,000.00 was provided by the National Park Service, under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966), to the nonprofit organization Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Project Inc. The grant funding will support structural repairs and preservation efforts for the historic Campbell Chapel AME Church in Americus, Georgia. The project scope includes architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation...

The National Park Service, through the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929), awarded a $1,500,000 project grant to the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Foundation, Inc. in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. This grant will fund the preservation and restoration of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, one of only five religious buildings designed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The project includes exterior cleaning, crack repair, and painting; interior plaster repair and...