Preservation Connecticut awards over 130K to sixteen historic sites

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Preservation Connecticut and The 1772 Foundation have awarded a total of $130,109 in historic preservation matching grants to 16 private nonprofit organizations across the state. The funding is part of the annual Stewart Barney Kean Historic Preservation Matching Grant program.

Individual grant amounts for this year range from $3,500 to $10,000. The funding is allocated for exterior preservation projects on historic structures, including roof replacements, window restorations, carpentry repairs, painting, and masonry repointing.

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The 16 grant recipients and their specified projects include:

Coventry Historical Society Inc.: $10,000 for a roof replacement at the Strong Porter House in Coventry.
Goodspeed Opera House Foundation: $3,500 for exterior painting at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam.
Friends of Samuel Smith House and Property Inc.: $10,000 for foundation and sill repairs at the John Johnson House in East Lyme.
Connecticut River Foundation at Steamboat Dock: $10,000 for window restoration at the Chandlery Building in Essex.
Farmington Historical Society: $4,950 for chimney repairs at the Gridley-Case Cottage in Farmington.
Connecticut Landmarks: $5,000 for exterior painting, finishes, and restoration at the Butler-McCook House in Hartford.
Milford Historical Society: $10,000 for a roof replacement at the Eells Stow House in Milford.
Art League of New Britain: $10,000 for exterior painting, finishes, and restoration at the Carriage House in New Britain.
Norwalk Seaport Association Inc.: $10,000 for window restoration at the Sheffield Island Lighthouse in Norwalk.
Preston Historical Society: $3,915 for exterior painting, finishes, and restoration at the Long Society Meetinghouse in Preston.
Governor Samuel Huntington Trust Inc.: $5,625 for window restoration at the Huntington Homestead in Scotland.
James Merrill House Foundation: $10,000 for a roof replacement at the James Merrill House in Stonington.
Salmon Brook Historical Society: $10,000 for a roof replacement at the Lyman Wilcox Barn in West Granby.
Weston Historical Society Inc.: $7,119 for a roof replacement at the Coley Carriage House in Weston.
Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum: $10,000 for window restoration at the Joseph Webb House in Wethersfield.
Seabury Society for the Preservation of the Glebe House: $10,000 for exterior painting, finishes, and restoration at the Glebe House in Woodbury.

This year marks the sixteenth year of the grant partnership between the two organizations. Preservation Connecticut was originally established in 1975 by a Special Act of the Connecticut General Assembly as the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation.

The 1772 Foundation is named after its inaugural restoration project, Liberty Hall in Union, New Jersey, which was constructed in 1772. The grant program’s namesake is the late Stewart B. Kean, who served as the original benefactor for the foundation. Additional details about the organizations can be found online at preservationct.org and 1772foundation.org.

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Preservation Connecticut awards over 130K to sixteen historic sites