Project Grant CHA27674824

This $416,101 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Park Service through the Save America's Treasures program will support the repair and preservation of the historic Dover Friends Meetinghouse in New Hampshire. The 255-year-old post and beam structure, which served as a gathering place during the American Revolution, requires structural reinforcement and fire prevention upgrades to safeguard its architectural integrity. Key activities include reinforcing roof trusses, replacing rotted...

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) was awarded a $587,054 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid (CFDA 15.904) program. This grant will fund studies to determine the accurate 18th century appearance, address aging infrastructure, and correct dated restoration efforts at the historic site of the House in the Horseshoe. The project aims to preserve this culturally...

This federal Project Grant award of $100,000.00 was provided by the National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966) to the Bangor Historical Society. The funding will support portico repairs to the Hill House, also known as the Grand Army Memorial Home, located in Bangor, Maine. The Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid program provides funding to document, preserve, and interpret culturally significant historic...

This $658,481 project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will fund preservation and restoration work at the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse in Fulton, New York. Awarded on July 1, 2022 through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program, the funding will support exterior envelope preservation and interior restoration of the Meetinghouse. As a former center for equal rights that was converted to a barn in 1927, the Meetinghouse is of historic...

This $1,348,036 federal Project Grant award, funded through the National Park Service's Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929), supports the stabilization and preservation of a historic 1883 carriage house and 1880 stable in Milton, Massachusetts. The award recipient, the Captain Forbes House Museum, will use the funds to undertake critical structural repairs, exterior restoration work, and infrastructure upgrades to these two historic buildings. Key activities include reinforcing...

This $500,000 project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will preserve the former residence of civil rights leader Grace Towns Hamilton. Awarded on August 1, 2022 through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program, the funding will support Preserve Black Atlanta, Inc. in conducting a full building assessment to address water and fire damage at the property. Project activities will also include removing vegetation and replacing floor framing. The overall...

The National Park Service awarded $503,014 under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program to the Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home, Inc. to rehabilitate the nursing home facility in Camilla, Georgia and convert it into a museum. The project will stabilize and document the exterior of the structure as needed, repair the roof and chimneys, and assess the foundation. Upon completion, the rehabilitated facility will house museum exhibits and historical interpretations spotlighting the...

The Preservation Society of Newport County received a $498,415 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149). The funding will support the creation of three new positions and retention of seven existing positions within the Society's Department of Museum Affairs to develop a new exhibition at Rosecliff, one of the historic mansions owned and operated by the...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded $553,905 under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry on October 1, 2022 for completion by September 30, 2025. The funding will support repairs to the building envelope, remediation of mold, repairs to interior spaces, and installation of a fire suppression system at the Colburn House in Pittston, Maine. Built in 1765, the...

The National Park Service awarded $500,000 under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program to the National Mary Potter Club Inc. to rehabilitate the vacant Mary Potter School Shop Building in Oxford, North Carolina. Funds will support work to install HVAC, plumbing, electrical and an elevator in the existing interior space. Upon completion by August 2025, the building will serve the public as a multi-purpose community and literacy center while also functioning as a tourist...