Around The Block: Rhode Island Preservation News 7-18-08 (scroll bar at bottom of post)

Around The Block Rhode Island Preservation News July 18, 2008 Preseve Rhode Island News PRI awards $5000 in mini-grants Preserve Rhode Island (PRI) is pleased to announce that five preservation projects from around the State have received seed money from the Preserve Rhode Island - Citizens Bank Foundation Mini-Grant program. Through the generosity of the Citizens Bank Foundation, PRI established the mini-grant program in 1999 to provide seed money for a wide range of historic preservation projects in Rhode Island. In the past nine years, the mini-grant program has provided nearly $72,000 for 71 preservation projects statewide. The following are the Spring 2008 grant recipients: Bristol Art Museum has received $1000 to help offset the cost of hiring an architecture firm to create preliminary architectural drawings/schematics for the adaptive reuse of the Linden Place Carriage Barn, the future home of the Bristol Art Museum and a community art center. Pawtuxet Village Association (PVA) in Cranston has received $1000 to help support costs associated with the creation of marketing materials, petitions, cards, letters, copies of documents, and other education materials to distribute information to the community on the benefits of local historic district zoning on the Cranston side of Pawtuxet Village. With community support the PVA will seek local historic district zoning in the area. LaFarge Restoration Fund at the Newport Congregational Church has received $1000 to help offset the cost of hiring a consultant from Partners for Sacred Place's to conduct the "New Dollars New Partners for Your Sacred Place" training program in Rhode Island. Results of the training will be comprehensive, written Restoration and Preservation Plans and, when appropriate, Fundraising Plans for participating congregations' places of worship. American Legion Warren Post No. 11 has received $1000 to help offset the cost of hiring an architect to complete plans for the restoration of the Warren Artillery Company Armory. The goal is to restore the building and have it once again be a centrally located facility for the community and the new Warren Veterans Council to enjoy. Westerly Land Trust has received $1000 to help offset the cost of hiring a consultant to nominate the Dr. John Champlin Glacier Park in Westerly to the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic District. The Historic District designation will be used, through signage and programs, for education and to develop appreciation for the preservation and stewardship of historic and cultural sites. Learn about the mini-grant program by contacting Susanna Prull at 272-5101 or sprull@preserveri.org. Governor Lippitt House Open for the Season Tours offered on Fridays The Governor Henry Lippitt House Museum is open for the summer season with tours offered every Friday through October. Tours are $10 per person and begin on the hour from 11:00am to 3:00pm, with the last tour starting at 2:00pm. Group tours and private tours must be scheduled in advance by calling 401-453-0688. Group discounts are also available. A National Historic Landmark, the 1865 Lippitt House has been named by the New York Times as one of the most authentic and intact victorian houses in the country. Recent discoveries of elaborate faux finishes and stenciling beneath layers of 20th century paint are in the process of being restored and can be viewed on the tour. For more information, please call 401-453-0688 or email LippittHouse@preserveri.org. Statewide News Bookswap at Saylesville Friends Meeting House The Saylesville Friends Meeting House invites the public to their monthly bookswap on Saturday, July 19 from 10am to Noon at 374 Great Road, Lincoln. The bookswap is held every third Saturday of the month as a way to invite the greater community into the historic property. The 300 hundred year old meeting house is one of the oldest continuously used meeting houses in the country. Come and explore this historic property while enjoying this non-denominational event. The bookswap has been extremely successfully and is great fun for children and adults. For more information visit the Saylesville Friends Meetinghouse Bookswap website. Rhode Island Preservation News Links Rhode Island 7/1 Farmland, open space protection need permanent spot in RI budget 6/26 How best to save our farms 6/30 Curb in credits not halting projects House of the Week 6/21 Victorian glory in Westerly Block Island 6/30 Piping up at Spring House leads to friction of historic proportion 7/14 Historical Society completes Phase One of exterior renovation projects Coventry 7/15 Some fear historic building has date with wrecking ball Jamestown 7/3 Jamestown Historical Society News North Smithfield 6/23 Piles of rock, or historical burial sites? Newport 7/3 Downtown Newport to get a new look Providence 6/26 First step a success for Russian sub salvage operation Richmond 7/3 $200K to clean up Knowles Mill Tiverton 7/9 New owner will be right at home in church Warwick 7/3 Archaeological study could clog sewer project 7/10 Buckeye Brook gets first 'look-see' from National Park Service Preservation news links are provided by PRI staff for informational purposes only. The inclusion or exclusion of articles should not be considered as an endorsement or indictment of their contents.