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Local Preservation: Recent CLG awards

CLG grant awards have assisted a wide range of projects, from National Register nominations to underwater archaeology. Recent recipients include:

2007

Town of Bristol ($7000)
Study of use and reuse potential of 14 town-owned buildings downtown.

City of Pawtucket ($2500)
Plans and specs for restoration of office and maintenance buildings at historic Oak Grove Cemetery

City of Providence/Greater Elmwood Neighborhood Services ($6530)
Professional services to study, record, and plan for Grace Church Cemetery

City of Providence/Providence Preservation Society ($13,500)
National Register nomination for Blackstone Boulevard/Cole Avenue Historic District

Town of New Shoreham ($2750)
Consolidation and updating of four separate databases containing survey information about Block Island's historic resources

Town of North Kingstown/Rural RI Development Council/Friends of the Allen-Madison House ($1500)
Plan for reuse and restoration of Allen-Madison House

2006

City of Warwick ($10,000)
Archaeological team's excavation at Greene Farm

Town of Cumberland ($7940)
National Register nomination for Franklin Farm

City of Providence/Providence Preservation Society ($20,253)
Survey and National Register nomination for Cole Historic District

City of Providence/Colonial Dames of Rhode Island ($3000)
Conservation assessment for collections at Stephen Hopkins House

2005

City of Newport/Salve Regina University ($14,500)
West of Broadway neighborhood survey and National Register nomination

Town of Bristol ($7000)
Archival research and limited testing to reconstruct Bristol's first century settlement patterns

Town of East Greenwich ($2000)
Design manual for downtown East Greenwich

Preserve Rhode Island ($1000)
Four public workshops on historic window sash and replacements; lead hazards in historic buildings; insuring your historic house; and interpreting the Secretary of the Interior's Standards

RI Black Heritage Society ($5000)
Pre-publication activites for "Community of Spirit" survey of sites associated with the history of African-Americans in Providence

City of Pawtucket ($5000)
National Register nomination for parts of Downtown Pawtucket

2004

City of Cranston/Preserve Rhode Island ($7000)
2004 Preservation Priorities Program

City of Newport ($2500)
Newport Historic District Guidelines Booklet

City of Newport/Salve Regina University ($7400)
Resurvey and nomination for Ochre Point-Cliffs National Register District

City of Pawtucket ($8000 for two grants)
Restoration Plan for Slater Park Buildings
Architectural Survey of Downtown Pawtucket

City of Providence ($6000)
Translation of Providence Historic District Guidelines from English to Spanish

City of Warwick/PAL ($4000)
Underwater Reconnaissance Survey off Cedar Tree Beach

City of Newport ($12,667)
2005 Rhode Island Statewide Preservation Conference

2003

Town of Bristol ($12,667)
2004 Rhode Island Statewide Preservation Conference

City of Newport/RI Marine Archaeology Project ($10,307)
Underwater survey of shipwreck sites in the Sakonnet River

City of Newport/Salve Regina University ($7400)
National Register nomination for the Southern Thames Street neighborhood ($20,000)

Town of South Kingstown/Narrow River Land Trust ($4600)
Archaeological evaluation of the Coojoot Graphite Mine Site

2002

City of Newport/RI Marine Archaeology Project ($6500)
Underwater survey of shipwreck sites

Grow Smart Rhode Island ($8400)
Historic District Commission training

Providence Preservation Society ($19,553)
2 NR nominations: Elmgrove Gardens Historic District and Wayland Historic District

Town of East Greenwich ($12,000)
2003 Rhode Island Statewide Preservation Conference

Town of East Greenwich ($3000)
NR nomination for Briggs-Boesch Farm

Town of Hopkinton ($4000)
NR nomination for Hope Valley Historic District

2001

Town of Bristol ($2000)
Bristol Historic District Zoning Brochure

Town of Bristol/Save Blithewold, Inc. ($5000)
Expanding the Constituency for Historic Landscapes

Town of East Greenwich ($5200)
Printing of the Archaeology Survey Book

Town of Hopkinton ($10,000)
2002 Rhode Island Statewide Preservation Conference

City of Newport ($3350)
Survey of New-Town/Kerry Hill Neighborhood

City of Newport/RI Marine Archaeology Project ($5490)
Underwater Survey of Site of HMS Lark

City of Newport ($1010)
Newport Historic District Zoning Brochure

City of Pawtucket ($1691)
Walking Tour Brochure for Oak Hill Neighborhood

City of Providence/West Broadway Neighborhood Assoc. ($4354)
Expansion of the Armory Local Historic District Zone

City of Providence ($4500)
Design Services for the Providence Historic District Commission Guidelines Handbook

City of Providence/Providence Preservation Society ($6000)
Survey and NR Nomination of the Summit Neighborhood

City of Providence/Providence Preservation Society ($10,000)
Survey and Plan for Providence's Industrial Sites

2000

Town of Bristol/Herreshoff Marine Museum ($5000)
Survey of Historic Rhode Island Vessels

Town of East Greenwich ($1200)
Property Owner's Guide to the East Greenwich Historic District

Town of Hopkinton ($4000)
Comprehensive Survey of Hope Valley Village Historic District

Town of New Shoreham ($3000)
Preparation of Block Island Ordinances: Demolition Delay and Non-Binding Review

City of Newport/Fort Adams Trust ($3000)
Fort Adams Marketing Publications

City of Newport/RI Marine Archaeology Project ($3000)
Survey of Possible Sites of the Revolutionary War Transport Fleet

City of Newport ($5000)
Planning and Support for the 2001 Vernacular Architecture Forum Conference

City of Pawtucket ($1429)
Guide to Historic Resources of Pleasant View Neighborhood

City of Pawtucket ($2000)
Comprehensive Plan Update

City of Providence ($4000)
Photographs of Downtown Providence Historic District

City of Providence ($4000)
"Transforming Providence" Conference

City of Providence ($17,828)
2001 Rhode Island Statewide Preservation Conference