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The purpose of the Historic Preservation and Restoration Grant program is to encourage and promote the preservation of Arkansas’s historic resources by providing financial assistance for the restoration of historic properties. The program is financed through proceeds of the Real Estate Transfer Tax.
This year, $975,900 in grant funding was awarded to 26 deserving HPRG recipients. The amount of funding fluctuates each year depending on the taxes collected.
The Historic Preservation and Restoration Grant recipients, the proposed projects and award amounts are:
- Booneville First United Methodist Church; Booneville, Logan County; Booneville Methodist Episcopal Church South: repair water-damaged plaster in sanctuary; $14,400.
- Bradley County Historical Museum; Warren, Bradley County; Dr. John W. Martin House: replace deteriorating wood siding and paint exterior; $25,900.
- City of Blytheville; Mississippi County; Historic Kress Building: tuckpointing, sealing, and terra cotta repair; $53,333.33.
- City of Crossett; Ashley County; Crossett Municipal Auditorium: replace package unit to supply conditioned air to half of the auditorium (Phase 2); $96,912.
- City of Des Arc; Prairie County; American Legion Hut: Remove deteriorated chinking on exterior of structure, window restoration; $24,886.
- City of Fort Smith; Sebastian County; River Front Hotel and/or Commercial Hotel: prep, prime paint exterior trim, molding, and siding, and install new weather barrier; $52,481.33.
- City of Glenwood; Pike County; Glenwood Iron Mountain Railroad Depot: clean, sand, caulk, and paint the exterior of the building, addition of insulation in the attic; $12,000.
- City of Little Rock; Pulaski County; Curran Hall: new below grade drainage and paint/prep windows; $10,066.67.
- City of Menifee; Conway County; Menifee Gymnasium: demolish annex building, replace windows, repair/replace stone cladding covered by annex; $14,000.
- City of Monticello; Drew County; Monticello Post Office: replace membrane roof; $59,492.
- City of Nashville; Howard County; 45 Legion Hut: replace roof, replace/repair 13 wooden windows, replace/repair 13 interior and exterior wooden windowsills, paint exterior eves, doors, windows, and trim, repair front steps with new concrete glaze; $20,000.
- Des Arc Public Schools; Des Arc, Prairie County; Des Arc High School Home Economics Building: upgrade mechanical, electrical, and plumbing, 2 split-system mechanical units, install 2 new ADA restrooms, repair/replace damaged wood trim and paint all exposed exterior wood and stucco; $100,000.
- Dunbar/Horace Mann Archives and Building Project; Little Rock, Pulaski County; Scipio A. Jones House: restoration of existing concrete roof tile finish and roof framing; $51,333.
- Fayetteville Evergreen Cemetery Association; Fayetteville, Washington County; Fayetteville Evergreen Cemetery: stabilize, restore and repair retaining walls and borders around seven family lots; $9,999.
- First Missionary Baptist Church; Little Rock, Pulaski County; First Missionary Baptist Church: replace roof on main building; $50,968.
- Fort Smith Heritage Foundation; Fort Smith, Sebastian County; The Clayton House / Fort Smith Heritage Foundation: replace roof; $85,895.22.
- Hamburg Economic Development; Hamburg, Ashley County; Hamburg Presbyterian Church: paint exterior and replace front stained-glass window; $22,020.
- Helena Museum of Phillips County; Helena, Phillips County; Helena Library and Museum: repair water damage and prevent future water entry at the third story crown, line gutters and add downspout; $38,866.67.
- Historic Cane Hill; Lincoln, Washington County; John Edmiston House: repair two interior beams and one sill beam; $49,340.29.
- Howard County Historical Society; Nashville, Howard County; 1912 Presbyterian Church: repair/replace tower castle top boxes, molding, pine siding with/ original cut wood, vent louvres, east window trim, corner face boards, porch posts, timber framework, paint belltower, trim, and window frames; $20,000.
- Lono-Rolla Community Center, Inc.; Leola, Hot Spring County; Lono Gymnasium: paint exterior and replace deteriorated pieces of siding, replace two existing heating and air conditioning units; $27,866.67.
- Michael Rogers Designs LLC/City of El Dorado; Union County; El Dorado Municipal Building: condition assessment/master plan; $20,000.
- Old Independence Regional Museum; Batesville, Independence County; National Guard Armory: repair, replace, seal and paint windows; $10,080.
- Prairie County Historical Center, Inc.; Hazen, Prairie County; Kocourek & Son Hardware: restore eight historic double-hung wood windows on second floor south elevation, remove wood flooring and floor joists from the west side of first floor to install drainage fill and piping to exterior, sump pump; $49,970.82.
- Shiloh Museum of Ozark History; Springdale, Washington County; Smith-Searcy House: repair chimney masonry, replace flashings, replace roof; $44,089.
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church; Batesville, Independence County; St. Paul's Episcopal Church: repair/stabilize a portion of one of two heavy timber trusses supporting main roof; $12,000.
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