Governor Announces $180,000 in Historic Preservation Grants

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MONTPELIER, January 02, 2008 – Governor Jim Douglas today announced $180,000 in 16 matching grants to projects for the restoration and preservation of historic buildings across Vermont.

“Historic preservation is an important part of keeping Vermont a special, vibrant place to live and work,” Governor Douglas said. “By partnering with state government, the owners of these buildings can invest in saving them, both for the current enjoyment of residents and visitors and for future generations as well.”

The grant program, administered by the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, provides owners of historic buildings with matching funding of up to $15,000 for a variety of capital repairs.

Buildings must be on the National Register of Historic Places or eligible for listing, and grant requests are reviewed by the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, a group of volunteers appointed by the Governor whose members include experts in archeology, history, and architecture.

In making decisions on funding, the Council prioritizes projects based on several criteria, including those most in critical need of repair.

Two projects in Rutland received grants, the Paramount Theater for repairing and restoring the historic metal cornice on front façade and the Chaffee Art Center for repairing its chimneys, roof and windows.

Food Works at Two Rivers Center in Montpelier received $15,000 to repair and replace posts in the barn and the ell, and the Slab-Log House in Isle LaMotte got a similar amount to restore and chink logs, install new windows and doors, and replace gable cladding.

In southern Vermont, the Arlington Community House received an $8,000 grant to repair its slate roof and chimneys, while Southern Vermont College in Bennington was awarded $5,000 to reconstruct the flat roof and re-point masonry on the Carriage House.

For more information, visit the Division for Historic Preservation site at: www.historicvermont.org

Project and location

Description

Grant

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Old Stone House Museum/Samuel Reed House, Brownington

Replace roof with wood shingles

$15,000

North Tunbridge Church, Tunbridge

Repair main roof, replace belfry roof and repair

structure, & repair entry room ceiling

$14,500

Slab-Log House, Isle LaMotte

Restore and chink logs, install new windows and doors, and replace gable cladding

$15,000

Huntington Library, Huntington

Repair and re-roof first tier, second tier, and dome on bell tower

$13,209

Chaffee Art Center, Rutland

Repair chimneys, roof and windows

$15,000

West Haven Baptist Church, West Haven

Repair foundation, support steeple, new roof & repair chimney

$15,000

Old Meetinghouse, Sheffield

Repair and re-plaster ceiling and walls

$ 2,400

New Hope United Methodist Church, Topsham

Repair steeple and foundation

$11,187

Vershire Town Center, Vershire

Restore original windows & repair exterior woodwork

$ 5,350

North Hero Community Hall, North Hero

Install new roof on entire structure

$15,000

Paramount Theater, Rutland

Repair and restore historic metal cornice on front façade

$ 8,948

Food Works at Two Rivers Center, Montpelier

Repair and replace posts in the barn and the ell

$15,000

Arlington Community House, Arlington

Repair slate roof and chimneys

$ 8,000

Pittsford Congregational Church, Pittsford

Repair chimneys; repair slate roof and flashing; conserve window sash & opening; re-point stone foundation; & repair woodwork

$15,000

Fairfield Town House, Fairfield

Repair & restore historic windows at entryway and on second floor

$ 6,825

Southern Vermont College, Bennington

Reconstruct flat roof and re-point masonry on Carriage House

$ 5,000

TOTAL

$180,419

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