PIERRE Historic preservation projects in Mobridge, Rapid City, Mitchell and Yankton have received matching grants from the South Dakota State Historical Society.
These grants are awarded through the State Historical Societys Deadwood Fund grant program. The program, which is administered by the State Historic Preservation Office, is designed to encourage and assist in restoring or rehabilitating historic properties.
For the past 28 years, this program has served as a great way to encourage restoration or rehabilitation of historic properties across our state, said Garry Guan, State Historic Preservation 0fficer. It is one more way we can promote and preserve our historic and cultural heritage of South Dakota.
The following projects are:
- Mobridge (Walworth County): A.H. Brown Library, built 1929-30; received $15,000 to assist in repointing work
- Rapid City (Pennington County): Rapid City Carnegie Library Building, built 1915; received $15,000 to assist in repointing work
- Mitchell (Davison County): 123 N. Main, built 1883; received $15,000 to assist in interior structural stabilization
- Yankton (Yankton County): Dakota Theatre, built 1902; received $22,000 to assist in faade restoration of ceramic tiles
Deadwood Fund grants are awarded twice a year with grant application deadlines of Feb. 1 and Oct. 1. They are reviewed at the spring and winter meetings of the State Historical Societys board of trustees.
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