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Revitalizing downtown: Renovation, beautification grants available for buildings in area
The grant is open to rural communities in the Finger Lakes and Western New York regions, including Steuben, Allegany and Livingston counties
By Kathryn Ross
The Spectator
Looking to make some major renovations to downtown buildings? Grant opportunities are available for beautification, revitalization and renovation.
Between $5,000 and $50,000 is available for building restoration and revitalization from the Genesee Valley Rural Revitalization Grant.
The grant is open throughout rural communities in the Finger Lakes and Western New York regions. That includes Steuben, Allegany, Livingston, Cattaraugus, Genesee, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Schuyler, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates Counties.
WORCESTER - The Stearns Tavern Relocation Project at Coes Pond has been named a 2021 Audrey Nelson Community Development Award recipient by the National Community Development Association.
The award recognizes exemplary uses of the Community Development Block Grant program and the partnerships between local government and nonprofits to assist low- and moderate-income households.
The relocation of the historic Stearns Tavern to the shores of Coes Park is a collaborative effort between the city of Worcester, Preservation Worcester and the Seven Hills Foundation.
Stearns Tavern is adjacent to a newly constructed, multigenerational playground and park.
“The Stearns Tavern Relocation Project epitomized what can be achieved with not only vision, but through collaboration and partnerships,” City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr. said. “This award recognizes that spirit of collaboration, which resulted in a project that will enhance the visitor experience at Coes Park and preserves
Council Passes Resolution for Main Café Historic Designation
Steps have been taken to have The Main Café in Lamar designated as a historical property by the Lamar City Council. A resolution was passed to that effect to accept the application which was initiated under the direction of the City of Lamar Historic Preservation Advisory Board. This will allow the building at 114 South Main Street in Lamar to be categorized as an historic building for the purpose of preservation, renovation, rehabilitation, reuse and nomination to the Colorado and National Registers of Historic Places. The building, which was built in the 1890s has been repurposed numerous times, as a dry-goods store or clothing store in 1900, a printing shop in 1906, a telegraph office and stationery shop in 1919, an attorney’s office was added in 1925 and the Main Café operated from 1939 to 1990. The city plans to abate the asbestos and other environmental contaminants on both floors, historically rehabilit
Laurel Wemett Daily Messenger freelancer
Canandaigua Daily Messenger
EAST BLOOMFIELD Back in 2015 Jim and Jeanette Zavislan, then of Pittsford, were looking for a ranch house on about 10 acres.
Instead, the empty nesters fell in love with a storied circa-1840 Greek Revival house, known as the George and Addison Wheeler House, with a large barn on more than 100 acres. Jim, a professor at the University of Rochester, and Jeanette, an independent technical writer and an avid gardener, have since embraced the country life on their Grimble Road property.
“Our three grown children love visiting to enjoy the fresh air,” Jeanette said.
Port Washington, NY (PRUnderground) December 17th, 2020 The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation has awarded a generous grant of $125,525 to the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society toward their front porch restoration that will provide accessibility to the Sands-Willets House in Port Washington. This historically correct renovation will include the addition of a modern access ramp to allow entry to all, including those with wheelchairs and strollers. Historic house tours, exhibitions, lectures, and other activities will soon be able to be enjoyed by everyone. According to Chris Bain, President of the Historical Society, “This long overdue project, made possible by the support of The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, will enable everyone in the surrounding communities and beyond to freely visit our historic house and, once there, get a deeper understanding of our fascinating local history.” Project Manager and Past President Fred Blumlein notes that the project is bein