Adirondack Rural Revitalization Program grant awards announced

KEESEVILLE | Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) has announced recipients of its Adirondack Rural Revitalization Program (ARRP) grants. A total of $680,734 will fund 11 projects in eight of New York's Adirondack/North Country counties. The Adirondack Rural Revitalization Program is supported in part by a Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant from the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The ARRP funds capital rehabilitation projects that contribute to their community's character, follow preservation standards, and create economic development through supporting new or continuing uses of publicly-accessible historic buildings. Funded projects include the restoration of a milking parlor on a National Register-listed farm, making it available for public tours and educational programs highlighting the Champlain Valley's agricultural heritage; restoration of historic wood windows in the Silas Wright House, the headquarters of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association in the village of Canton; and stabilization of a nineteenth-century schoolhouse in the Town of Bleecker, formerly known as The Old School Museum and now rebranded as The Factory Schoolhouse. "Through these grants, AARCH can support the libraries, museums, town halls, farmsteads, and other civic buildings that form the backbone of our rural North Country communities," said Erin Tobin, Executive Director of Adirondack Architectural Heritage. "Grant funds will leverage over $2.1 million of public and private investment in our selected projects, all of which will lead to new or expanded public use." Among the projects receiving ARRP grants are: -Keeseville Civic Center Rehabilitation Project in the Town of AuSable -Wadhams Grange Hall Rehabilitation Project in Westport -Echo Farm Milking Parlor Rehabilitation in Essex -Historic Town Hall upgrades and renovation in the Town of Harrietstown -Trudeau Building Entrance Restoration in Historic Saranac Lake -Heintzelman Library Historic Preservation Project in the Town of Horicon "The Town of AuSable Town Board is grateful beyond measure and excited to have been awarded the grant from ARRP, to benefit the Civic Center. The grant will allow us to continue its restoration and achieve our vision for its future," said Sandy Senecal, AuSable Town Supervisor. Dillon Klepetar, founder and owner of Echo Farm in Essex County said, "I would normally be shy about using a grant to help fund a capital project but truthfully this effort is a community improvement that helps preserve our shared agricultural heritage. These upgrades will make our dairy operations more accessible to the public and leave a restored barn for the next generation of farmers." Harrietstown Town Supervisor Jordanna Mallach said echoed the gratitude, saying, "We are grateful for this grant money. It will fund necessary repairs that are part of our ongoing strategic efforts of repairs and upgrades to the town hall that will preserve its historic nature, community use and presence on Main Street for many years to come." On behalf of the residents of Horicon, Supervisor Michael Geraci said he extended the "collective appreciation to the Adirondack Architectural Heritage for this grant award. We're very grateful that as a direct result of this funding, we will be able to make great strides with the preservation of the Heintzelman Library, the most iconic historical structure in our community." For more information and a full list of recipients, visit aarch.org.

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