Connecticut Organizations Receive Historic Preservation Grants
The 1772 Foundation and the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation awarded 17 historic preservation 1:1 matching grants totaling $190,000 for exterior painting; fire detection and/or security systems; roof, porch, and window repair/restoration; sill and foundation repair/replacement; and chimney repointing. Grants also were awarded in New Jersey.
Grantee | Site | Award |
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Avery-Copp Museum (Groton) | Avery-Copp House | $5,250 |
Charter Oak Cultural Center (Hartford) | Charter Oak Temple (former) | $3,400 |
Connecticut Landmarks (New London) | Nathaniel Hempsted House | $7,250 |
The Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (Lebanon) | Governor Jonathan Trumbull War Office | $10,000 |
Denison Society, Inc. (Mystic) | Denison Homestead manor house | $4,200 |
Essex Historical Society | Pratt House | $12,500 |
Gunn Memorial Library, Inc. (Washington) | Gunn Memorial Library and Museum | $15,000 |
Historic New England (Woodstock) | Roseland Cottage | $15,000 |
The Hotchkiss Library of Sharon | Library | $15,000 |
Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust (Mansfield/Gurleyville) | Gurleyville Grist Mill | $5,000 |
Keeler Tavern Preservation Society, Inc. (Ridgefield) | Caretaker's cottage | $15,000 |
Madison Historical Society | Allis-Bushnell House | $14,900 |
New Canaan Historical Society | Hanford-Sillman House | $15,000 |
The New Haven Museum | Museum | $15,000 |
Simsbury Historical Society | Hendrick Cottage | $7,500 |
The Stanton-Davis Homestead Museum (Pawcatuck) | Stanton-Davis House | $15,000 |
Wilton Historical Society | Betts-Sturges-Blackmar House | $15,000 |