Photo / Maureen Milliken
Castle Tucker in Wiscassett is one of the 16 historic preservation projects in Maine that will get a capital repair boost from the 1772 Foundation.
May 8, 2020
16 Maine historic preservation projects share $100K in capital repair grants
Photo / Maureen Milliken
Readfield Union Meeting House is one of 16 historic preservatoin projects in the state that will share $100,000 in capital repair grants from the 1772 Foundation, administered by Maine Preservation.
By Maureen Milliken
Historic preservation projects from Wells to Eastport were awarded a total of $100,000 in grants under a program administered for the first time in the state supporting capital repair projects.
The 1772 Foundation, with state partner Maine Preservation, administers the matching grant program, which awards up to $10,000 to projects for things like roof repair, exterior rehabilitation, foundation work, fire and security systems, solar installation and more. This is the first year the Rhode Island-based fund has opened the grant program to all of New England.
There were 48 initial applicants for the grants in Maine and 16 were awarded. The initial pool included libraries, theaters, museums, lighthouses and community centers, with requests totaling more than $435,197 in capital repair projects, according to Maine Preservation. From the initial pool, 28 were asked to submit full applications, totaling more than $235,000 in requests.
“We are honored to partner with The 1772 Foundation to deliver support to organizations across Maine as they seek to responsibly steward their historic buildings," said Greg Paxton, executive director of Maine Preservation. "These organization know the value these structures bring to their communities and we are thrilled to be able to help them in furtherance of their missions."
In-state grant funding for historic preservation is "extremely limited," Paxton said. "We are grateful to the 1772 Foundation for making these funds to support preservation efforts.”
Projects awarded 1772 Foundation grants
The 2020 Maine awardees are:
- Eastport Public Library Association (Peavey Memorial Library, $10,000);
- Readfield Union Meeting House Corp. (Readfield Union Meeting House, $10,000);
- Friends of Seguin Island Light Station (Seguin Island Light Station, Georgetown, $10,000);
- Quoddy Tides Foundation, (Masonic Block, Eastport, $10,000);
- Washburn-Norlands Foundation Inc., (Universalist Meeting House, Livermore, $10,000);
- Historic New England (Castle Tucker, Wiscasset, $7,500);
- Frances Perkins Center (Frances Perkins House, Damariscotta, $7,500);
- Greater Portland Landmarks (Safford House, Portland, $7,500);
- Friends of the Greenville Depot (Canadian Pacific Depot, Greenville, $5,000);
- Johnson Hall Inc. (Johnson Hall, Gardiner, $5,000);
- Tate House Museum (Tate House, Portland, $5,000);
- Freeport Historical Society (Harrington House, $4,500);
- Schoodic Arts for All (Hammond Hall, Winter Harbor, $2,500);
- Wells Reserve at Laudholm (Laudholm Farm, Wells, $2,500);
- Waldo Theatre Inc. (Waldo Theatre, Waldoboro, $2,000); and
- Good Life Center (Forest Farm Homestead, Brooksville, $1,000).
The 1772 Foundation worked with historic preservation organizations in New England to administer the one-to-one matching grants. Overall, $600,000 was awarded to 79 grantees in the six states.
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