Saving Historic Sites
3 churches win preservation aid
Posted May 13, 2008 | Published by Times-Picayune, LA, Louisiana
The National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express will award $400,000 in grants today to five historic New Orleans sites. All five sites are run by nonprofits. They must complete repairs within a year. The initiative, called Partners in Preservation, was announced last month with a focus on historic New Orleans sites that are "community-gathering spaces." The awards committee considered each building's importance to its neighborhood, through stories told on a Web site, www.partnersinpreservation.com.
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