American Express
Partners in Preservation 2009
American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are pleased to announce that 12 Greater Boston historic sites will 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 are giving 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.
About the Greater Boston Initiative:
Greater Boston’s central role in the founding of our nation and the important place it holds in telling our country’s story, makes it a perfect place for the Partners in Preservation program. American Express, in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and its Northeast Office in Boston, has identified historic places throughout the metro area that are eligible for preservation grants and reflect the region’s rich and diverse cultural heritage. The public was invited to vote online from April 14 – May 17 for the places they wanted to see receive preservation funding. The winner of the public vote, Paragon Carousel, is guaranteed to receive a grant. The rest of the winning sites will be selected, with the public's input, by American Express, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and an Advisory Committee comprised of Greater Boston civic and preservation leaders. The full list of grant recipients will be announced on June 16.
Key Dates:
April 14 – Announcement of 25 participating historic places. Voting Begins
May 2-3 – Open House Weekend
May 17 – Voting ends at midnight
May 18 – Winner of popular vote announced
June 16 – Announcement of all grant recipients
More information about the Partners in Preservation program can be found at www.PartnersinPreservation.com.
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 
)
Cheers Greet Announcement of Boston Grant Winners
Written by Alissa Anderson
A hush fell over the crowd assembled in the chandelier-lit lobby of the Boston Park Plaza Hotel this morning at approximately 10:45 a.m., as National Trust for Historic Preservation President Richard Moe stepped to the speaker’s podium. Even the ding of arriving elevator cars and the clatter of wheeled suitcases across the [...]
The Votes Are In…
Written by Alissa Anderson
The final results are in — and the Paragon Carousel in Hull, Massachusetts is the winner of the 2009 Partners in Preservation public vote! Garnering 15% of all votes submitted at the Partners in Preservation website over the 34-day voting period, they are guaranteed to receive a Partners in Preservation grant of [...]
Last Week of Voting for Greater Boston Partners in Preservation
It’s hard to believe that this is the very last week of the Greater Boston Partners in Preservation voting period, but the closing of the online polls at midnight on May 17th (and the subsequent announcement of the public vote winner!) is almost upon us. For our terrific 25 participating historic places, this is the [...]
