The Moosehead Marine Museum was awarded a grant from the Maine Community Foundation’s Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Grant Program to restore the port side deck of the historic Steamboat Katahdin. Moosehead Marine Museum photo
The preservation of 25 historic buildings across the state was recently boosted by $328,202 from the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Grant Program.
2023 grantees include:
- Gardiner Library Association, to restore brick corbels that help support the roof structure:
- Moosehead Marine Museum, to restore the port side deck of the historic Steamboat Katahdin
- Porter Memorial Library, to replace the leaking roof ridge cap.
View all recent grants here.
The Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Grant Program invests in the preservation, restoration, and retrofitting of historic buildings in Maine. Grants from this fund focus on capital investments in historic buildings that serve as civic, cultural or economic hubs for communities.
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Photo: The Moosehead Marine Museum was awarded a grant from the Maine Community Foundation’s Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Grant Program to restore the port side deck of the historic Steamboat Katahdin. Moosehead Marine Museum photo
