Partners in Preservation
American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are giving away $1 million in preservation grants to Greater Boston historic places.
Thank you to all who voted from April 14 - May 17, 2009. Congratulations to the popular vote winner, Paragon Carousel, now guaranteed to receive a Partners in Preservation grant.
The rest of the grant recipients will be decided by American Express, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and an advisory committee of civic and preservation leaders from Greater Boston. Check back on June 16th for the announcement of the final recipients. In the meantime, please continue to learn more about the sites and to share your stories and photos at www.PartnersinPreservation.com.
The 2009 Partners in Preservation Grant Nominees Are:
Crane Estate
Cyclorama, Boston Center for the Arts
Edgell Memorial Library
Eliot Congregational Church of Roxbury
José Mateo Ballet Theatre
Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House
Lowell's Boat Shop
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Museum of African American History
National Monument to the Forefathers
New England Aquarium
Norfolk County Agricultural High School Dairy Barn
Norfolk Grange Hall
Old North Church
Old Ship Meeting House
Paragon Carousel
Paul Revere House
Perkins School for the Blind
Salem Old Town Hall
Schooner Adventure
St. Joseph's High School, Coalition for a Better Acre
St. Peter's Church
United First Parish Church, "Church of the Presidents"
Villa Victoria Center for the Arts
Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture
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.
