Matching grants will help local governments identify, evaluate, nominate, and preserve historic properties.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation announce the approval of $56,905 for seven historic preservation projects through the Certified Local Government (CLG) program to support community-based preservation initiatives. A second round of grant funding available to the seventeen designated CLGs will be awarded in May 2023.
“The documentation and preservation of a community’s historic resources enrich the lives of its inhabitants now and in the future,” said Vermont State Historic Preservation Officer Laura V. Trieschmann. “This pass-through funding from the National Park Service rewards that local commitment to historic preservation and should be celebrated.”
Among the seven communities receiving funding are Hartford for the National Register of Historic Places nomination of Taft’s Flat; Norwich for the Jones Circle National Register Historic District nomination; and the Town of Stowe in partnership with the Stowe Electrical Department for the Moscow Mill Revitalization Plan.
“The Seaver Sawmill project will restore the mill as a community space and interpretative site,” said Michael Lazorchak Stowe Electric Department’s Manager of Regulatory Affairs. “Stowe Electric will also restore the historic dam and modernize the hydroelectric plant as a community renewable energy project. The hydropower project will be the centerpiece of the Village of Moscow microgrid and serve as an example of how historic buildings can find new life as community-owned infrastructure.”
Designation as a Vermont Certified Local Government (or CLG) by the National Park Service recognizes those municipalities that have a special commitment to preservation through public policy with a historic preservation ordinance. Because preservation most often happens at the local level, joining the CLG program is an important and effective way to preserve Vermont's historic places. The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation assists communities with the application process.
Click to learn more about the CLG program and view all the 2023 award recipients.
About the Division for Historic Preservation
The Vermont State Historic Sites are owned and operated by the Division for Historic Preservation, which is part of the Department of Housing and Community Development. The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) works to support vibrant and resilient communities, promote safe and affordable housing for all, protect the state’s historic resources, and improve the quality of life for Vermonters.
2.3.2023. Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development. Montpelier accd.vermont.gov
