[MassHistPres] Reminder: National Trust Grant Opportunities!

[Carol McGarry]

Since replacement windows and vinyl siding have the biggest impact on  
historic homes in Sherborn, we'd consider contributing to a study of  
this kind. Of course the other major impact is major additions to  
small, historic homes.

On Sep 12, 2006, at 4:34 PM, Judy Markland wrote:

> What if several municipalities got together to request funding for an
> engineering study on the cost/benefit tradeoffs of repairing existing
> historical windows vs  new "energy efficient" replacements?
> We've all lamented the lack of numbers to prove the merits of the
> historical materials.  Maybe we could generate some authoritative  
> ones.
>
> Judy Markland
> Weston Historical Commission
>
> At 02:46 PM 9/12/2006, Brent Leggs wrote:
>
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>> Mildred Jones Keefe and Eastern Massachusetts Preservation Funds for
>> Massachusetts
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>> The National Trust for Historic Preservation invites applications  
>> from
>> public municipalities and nonprofit organizations to apply for the
>> Preservation Funds for Massachusetts.  The Mildred Jones Keefe  
>> Fund was
>> created in 1984 in memory of the late Mildred Jones Keefe who was  
>> active
>> in the arts and a lifelong preservation advocate in Southeastern,
>> Massachusetts.  The Eastern Massachusetts Fund was created in 2001  
>> with
>> the support of a private donor.  All Preservation Fund applications
>> received from Massachusetts organizations will be considered for  
>> funding
>> through one of these programs.
>>
>>
>>
>> The Preservation Fund provides nonprofit organizations and public
>> agencies matching grants from $500 to $5,000 (typically from  
>> $1,000 to
>> $1,500) for preservation planning and education efforts.  Funds  
>> may be
>> used to obtain professional expertise in areas such as architecture,
>> archeology, engineering, preservation planning, land-use planning,  
>> fund
>> raising, organizational development and law as well as preservation
>> education activities to educate the public.  Funds are not  
>> available to
>> support construction and/or restoration costs.  Application deadlines
>> are February 1, June 1, and October 1. The application for the both
>> Funds is the same application as the Preservation Fund, formerly  
>> known
>> as the Preservation Services Fund, of the National Trust for Historic
>> Preservation.  Below is a list of recent National Trust grants  
>> awarded
>> in Massachusetts:
>>
>>
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>> *         Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, Inc., Pawtucket, a $750
>> grant is being used to cover the cost of promotional materials for  
>> the
>> Blackstone River Valley "Footsteps in History" Preserve America  
>> Weekend.
>>
>>
>> *         Edith Wharton Restoration, Inc., Lenox, $1,000 was  
>> awarded to
>> support speaker's honoraria at The Mount's 2006 Edith Wharton and the
>> American Garden Conference.
>>
>> *         Architectural Heritage Foundation, Lowell, $5,000 was  
>> awarded
>> to hire preservation consultant, John Leeke, to teach preservation  
>> and
>> restoration courses for their Preservation Carpentry Training  
>> Program.
>>
>> *         Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, a $1,000 grant was
>> awarded to conduct data recovery and archeological excavation of
>> cultural materials from the Middleborough Little League site.
>>
>> *         Historic Boston, Inc., Boston, $5,000 was granted to hire a
>> consultant firm to complete a Feasibility Study to preserve and
>> redevelop the Calf Pasture Pumping Station.
>>
>> *         Preservation Worcester, Worcester, a $2,000 grant was  
>> awarded
>> to hire preservation consultant, William Finch of Finch & Rose, to
>> conduct a Historic Structures Report on the barn at Hope Cemetery.
>>
>>
>>
>> Feel free to contact Brent Leggs, Program Assistant at the Northeast
>> Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation at  
>> 617-523-0885
>> or at Brent_Leggs at nthp.org.
>>
>>
>>
>> The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit
>> membership organization dedicated to saving historic places and
>> revitalizing America's communities.  Recipient of the National
>> Humanities Medal, the Trust was founded in 1949 and provides  
>> leadership,
>> education, advocacy, and resources to protect the irreplaceable  
>> places
>> that tell America's story.   Its Washington, DC headquarters  
>> staff, six
>> regional offices and 28 historic sites work with the Trust's 270,000
>> members and thousands of preservation groups in all 50 states.   
>> For more
>> information, visit the Trust's web site at www.nationaltrust.org
>> <http://www.nationaltrust.org/> .
>>
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