The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation announced grant funding for 18 historic sites across the state, including $125,000 from the 1772 Foundation Grants for Georgia. The trust also awarded dollars through the Callahan Incentive Grant and the Wade and Mary Lu Mitchell African American Heritage Preservation Grant programs.
Preservation Efforts
The funds will pay for critical preservation, like stabilizing building foundations, restoring stained glass and fixing historic windows. The grant cycle marks the second annual award of the Wade and Mary Lu Mitchell grant, named after the trust CEO’s parents for their legacy of supporting African American causes in Atlanta.
“From house museums and historic churches, to schools, theaters and community landmarks, these projects demonstrate the remarkable range of places that contribute to Georgia’s heritage,” Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation CEO W. Wright Mitchell said.
The Herndon Foundation trustees said the dollars would pay for an “urgently needed” roof rehabilitation to address water infiltration threatening the museum’s structure and collections.
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