MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Nearly $205,000 in grants have been awarded to 13 municipalities and nonprofit groups around Vermont to help repair and rehabilitate important historic buildings, according to state officials.
Gov. Phil Scott, the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation announced this year’s recipients on Thursday.
“Investing in the preservation of historic sites strengthens our communities and further enhances the Vermont brand,” Scott said in a written statement. “These grants help honor our past, create new opportunities for our future, and play an important role revitalizing our downtowns and villages.”
The state-funded Historic Preservation Grant Program was created in 1986 and awards matching grants for building improvement projects that promote Vermont’s architectural heritage.
This year, Randolph is getting a $20,000 matching grant to support traditional plastic restoration of the Chandler Music Hall’s main auditorium, officials said. Grants have been awarded to the Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury, the town of Moretown, and the Enosburg Masons for the restoration, repair, and weatherization of historic windows; and for structural repairs at the McIndoes Falls Academy in Barnet, restoration of two-story porch at the East Calais General Store and steeple repairs at the Granville Town Hall.
A full list is available on the Division of Historic Preservation website.
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