Landmarks Illinois grants $30,000 in funding to help preservation projects in Central, Northern and Western Illinois and Chicagoland
Summary
Our Saviour Parish & Grade School, Jacksonville: $2,500 to repair the porch on the churchs rectory, which has been deemed structurally unsafe. Living Sanctuary of Faith Church of God in Christ, Oak Park: $5,000 for masonry restoration of the historic church, which was built in 1903, is a contributing structure in the Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture National Register and Local Landmark Historic District. Pike County Historical Society, Pittsfield: $5,000 for a new roof on the Shastid House, one of the oldest houses in Pittsfield (constructed in 1838) that Abraham Lincoln visited and is today a part of the federally designated Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. McDonnell Foundation plans to use as a local historical museum and office space.Donnelley Preservation Fund grant recipients The Barbara C. and Thomas E. Donnelley II Preservation Fund for Illinois provides monetary assistance to preserve or protect significant structures and sites in Illinois that are under threat of demolition, in imminent deterioration, in need of stabilization, in need of structural or reuse evaluation or need to be evaluated for landmark eligibility.One grant has been awarded to the Promontory Point Conservancy in Chicago through this round of funding. Landmarks Illinois grant funding is used toward preserving historic and significant places in communities throughout the state.