Historic Community Building Grant Award Announcment
Maine Historic Preservation Commission Awards Over $2.14 Million Dollars in Round 1 of the
Maine Historic Preservation Commission Awards Over $2.14 Million Dollars in Round 1 of the
The Goodall Worsted Company Alpaca Mill No. 2/Jagger Brothers Mill is locally significant under Criterion A in the area of industry for its association with the production of wool, cloth, and yarn. Mill No. 2 was constructed and operated by two successive textile companies: the Goodall Worsted Company, who ran the mill from 1920 to the 1930s, and Jagger Brothers, who operated it from 1956 to 2019.
The former Scott and Helen Nearing property “Forest Farm” at 372 Harborside Road, Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A social history and Criterion B for association with both Nearings.
Stockholm Mountain Fire Tower in Stockholm, Aroostook County, Maine is eligible for listing in the National Register under Criteria A and C with significance in the areas of Conservation and Engineering. The 1923 tower was constructed as part of the Maine Forest Service’s efforts to protect the state’s economically important timber lands. This tower represents the efforts made in the Stockholm area to conserve the resources being used in local mills and across the state.
The Old Brick Schoolhouse, owned by the Town of Winslow and located in Winslow, Maine received support to commission architectural drawings and specifications to replace the structure's 34-year-old cedar roof shingles, gable cedar shingles and drip edges before anticipated water damage occurs.
The City of Waterville will use HPF grant funding to conduct an architectural survey of the "Victorian District", a compact historic residential area bounded to the east by Elm Street, west by Messalonskee Stream, north by North Street and south by Western Ave. This survey will be used to determine if it is eligible to be added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The City of Waterville will use HPF grant funding to conduct an architectural survey of the "Victorian District", a compact historic residential area bounded to the east by Elm Street, west by Messalonskee Stream, north by North Street and south by Western Ave. This survey will be used to determine if it is eligible to be added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Victoria Mansion shas received a grant to fund stipend for attendees at the second in an ongoing series of hands-on training workshops to address the critical shortage of preservation skills in Maine.