(Indianapolis, IN) – Two local projects have been included in $470,000 in Indiana Landmarks grants awarded last year to help save historic sites around the state.
Main Street Greensburg received $4,000 to study reuse possibilities for a 19th Century commercial building at 112 South Franklin Street. The organization plans to use the information to determine the next and best steps to save the vacant building in the Downtown Greensburg Historic District.
The grant comes from the Efroymson Family Endangered Places Grants fund which gives grants to preserve places that Indiana Landmarks has identified in its endangered places program.
Seventeen grants totaling $62,688 came from that fund last year.
The Franklin County Community Foundation was awarded $3,000 to produce a walking tour brochure and videos sharing the history of 30 historic buildings in Metamora.
That grant came from the Historic Preservation Education Grants fund. Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Humanities jointly award grants to non-profits for programs and materials educating the public about historic places.
Last year, the organizations awarded $29,013 to 10 projects from that fund.
Indiana Landmarks awards grants to communities and non-profit groups around the state to support preservation efforts ranging from architectural assessments and repairs at historic structures, to programs promoting preservation and heritage.
