Grant funds available for historic resources in Washington

The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting applications for the 2013 Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund. Deadline is Monday, Oct. 15. Established in 1997, the program has awarded grants to 90 projects totaling more than $77,000 in funding to local historic preservation organizations and advocates engaged in the important work of preserving Washington’s cultural heritage. While priority is given to bricks and mortar rehabilitation of historic resources, eligible projects also include preservation planning, producing publications/materials to assist with advocacy efforts, and development of interpretive elements that promote the preservation of a specific resource. Recent Washington Preserves funding has assisted with activities such as restoring a homesteader cabin on San Juan Island, window restoration for the one-room Smith Hollow School in Dayton, rehabilitation of the bell tower at the former Skamokawa Central School, and architectural drawings to assist with rehabilitation of the former Hartline High School in Hartline. All application materials are available on the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation’s website, preservewa.org. For additional information about the Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund, contact Chris Moore at 206-624-9449 or email cmoore@preservewa.org.