American Express
American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are pleased to announce completion of five restoration projects funded with Partners in Preservation Grants
Congratulations to each of the five historic New Orleans sites who have successfully completed work on their respective projects. The five sites received preservation grants totaling $400,000 through the Partners in Preservation program. As part of the program launched in New Orleans in 2008, American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation focused specifically on historic sites responsible for bringing the local community together in neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Katrina. People who live in the local New Orleans community and across the country participated in the initiative by sharing stories, photos and comments about these historic places.
For more information about the projects and restorations, visit: www.PartnersinPreservation.com/neworleans.
Partners in Preservation 2009
American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced in June the 12 Greater Boston historic sites to receive grants as part of Partners in Preservation's $1 million commitment to preservation efforts in the Greater Boston area.
Thank you to everyone who voted in the 2009 Partners in Preservation initiative.
Please visit www.PartnersinPreservation.com to learn more.
The American Express Partners in Preservation grant award winners are:
- Winner of the popular vote - Paragon Carousel
- Crane Estate
- Edgell Memorial Library
- Eliot Congregational Church of Roxbury
- José Mateo Ballet Theatre
- Lowell's Boat Shop
- Museum of African American History
- Old North Church
- Perkins School for the Blind
- Salem Old Town Hall
- United First Parish Church, “Church of the Presidents”
- Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture
In addition, American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation gave a $5,000 award to each of the remaining 13 Partners in Preservation sites in recognition of their participation in the initiative and their commitment to preservation efforts.
About the Partners in Preservation Program:
The Greater Boston area is the fourth region to receive funding from American Express under the program. Launched in 2006, Partners in Preservation is a program in which American Express, in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, pledged $5.5 million over a five-year period toward preserving historic places throughout the United States. American Express has already given away $2.4 million in preservation grants to sites in San Francisco Bay Area, Chicagoland and New Orleans.
2009 Program Information:
Past Partners in Preservation Program Information:
- 2008 New Orleans Partners in Preservation initiative
- 2007 Chicagoland Partners in Preservation initiative
- 2006 San Francisco Partners in Preservation initiative
Updates from Past Partners in Preservation Grant Winners
(from the PreservationNation blog 
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