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Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency

2023 Grants

  • Bangor Historical Society, for the rehabilitation and restoration of the back portico of the Thomas A. Hill House: $20,000
  • Brick Store Museum, for the Brick Store Museum’s iconic historic block to be repainted and its 195-year-old brick chimney rebuilt: $8,180
  • Bridgton Historical Society, to replace the roof of the 1837 Blacksmith Shop at Narramissic Historic Farm: $5,000
  • Center Theatre, to complete an HVAC study that will provide options that are more energy efficient, environmentally responsible, and aligned with a near-term solar project: $5,000
  • Cherryfield Academy, for two energy-efficiency projects and one rebuild project to prevent air leakage and moisture in the basement: $18,325
  • Christ Church Parish, for the critically-needed rehabilitation of the bell tower of Christ Episcopal Church in Gardiner: $10,000
  • College of the Atlantic, to upgrade the attic insulation in College of the Atlantic's most iconic building, The Turrets, built in 1895: $6,721
  • Deer Isle-Stonington Historical Society, to repair and restore the stone foundation of the historic Salome Sellers House to help protect and preserve this island landmark for generations to come: $18,500
  • Ellsworth Historical Society, for the rehabilitation of the slate roof of our 1886 Old Hancock County Sheriff's Home and Jail: $20,000
  • First Congregational Church of Cherryfield, for the Cherryfield Congregational Church Exterior restoration project: $9,505
  • Friends of the L.C. Bates Museum, for the preservation of three additional historic windows in the Romanesque Revival L.C.Bates Museum building designed by Maine architect William R. Miller: $3,750
  • Gardiner Library Association, to restore brick corbels that help support the roof structure of the historic Gardiner Public Library and show signs of pending failure: $10,000
  • Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations, to begin implementation of our 2022 Energy Audit with a focus on windows and doors: $5,000
  • Maine Art Gallery, to address exterior restoration needs in priority order as defined in our recently completed Historic Condition Assessment funded by the 1772 Foundation: $9,200
  • Moosehead Marine Museum, to restore the port side deck of the historic Steamboat Katahdin: $10,000
  • Old Head Tide Church Committee, to restore the removed spire of the Head Tide Church to its original 1838 configuration: $20,000
  • Opera House Arts, for critical infrastructure modifications and repairs to the Historic Stonington Opera House: $17,000
  • Porter Memorial Library, for a contractor for the materials and labor necessary to complete a complex repair to the historic building: $20,000
  • Reversing Falls Sanctuary, to fund the replacement of the deteriorated roof of the historic church building that houses the activities and programs of our organization: $20,000
  • Rumford Center Village Improvement Society, for the Rumford Center Village Improvement Society‘s project to repair and renovate our historic Meeting House: $20,000
  • Schoodic Arts for All, for a conditions assessment of Hammond Hall to evaluate areas where rot was recently discovered that make portions of the building unusable: $10,000
  • Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society, to install a new roof on the historic 1837 Sedgwick First Baptist Church of Sedgwick: $20,000
  • Town of Carthage, to upgrade our community building to proper electrical code and implement energy efficient lighting: $17,500
  • Town of Prospect, Prospect Historical Society, and the history of our town is currently being protected by a tarp, due to wind damage, aged and missing shingles: $17,800
  • West Parish Congregational Church, to support continued energy efficiency projects to address climate change, and reduce operating costs while retaining the historical integrity of the building: $6,721

2022 Grants

  • Association culturelle et historique du Mont-Carmel, Grand Isle, to preserve and restore the clay/gypsum walls of the former church: $10,000
  • Bar Harbor Historical Society, to paint exterior trim and doors and paint, reglaze, and repair sashes on windows: $18,500
  • Cary Library, Houlton, for structural repairs to foundation walls, furnace wall, ceiling, and to replace existing knob and tube wiring: $4,450
  • Durham Historical Society, to restore its building: $20,000
  • Ellsworth Historical Society, to restore the brick facade on the north side of its museum, the 1886 Old Hancock County Sheriff’s Home and Jail: $20,000
  • Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, Peaks Island, to restore the building’s windows: $12,000
  • Friend Memorial Public Library, Brooklin, for an energy efficiency study with window sashing repairs and upgrades to the exterior of the building: $18,620
  • Friends of L.C. Bates Museum, Hinckley, for brick-and-mortar preservation: $4,000
  • Friends of the First Congregational Church of East Machias, to repair its roof: $20,000
  • Holden Historical Society, to restore its building: $7,800
  • Lincoln County Historical Association, Wiscasset, to repaint the building’s exterior: $10,000
  • Maine Maritime Museum, Bath, for an energy audit of the historic William T. Donnell House, a Victorian shipbuilder's home: $1,600
  • Northeast Historic Film, Bucksport, to restore and repair masonry on its west wall: $17,500
  • Old Bristol Historical Society, for exterior renovation of its south wall: $8,000
  • Poland Spring Preservation Society, for critical repairs of the slate roof and copper flashing system of the chapel: $10,968
  • Quoddy Tides Foundation, Lubec, to repair the upper masonry façade: $20,000
  • Town of Danforth, for safety improvements at Union Hall: $20,000
  • Town of Greenwood, for an energy audit and roof replacement of Greenwood Town Hall: $15,000
  • Windham Hill United Church of Christ, for steeple repair: $20,000
  • Wolfe’s Neck Farm Foundation, Freeport, to replace its wood shake roof: $10,000
  • Woman’s Literary Union of Androscoggin County, Auburn, for energy efficiency improvements: $20,000
  • Woodlawn Museum, Ellsworth, for an energy audit and restoration of gutters: $2,000

2022 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds:

  • Northeast Historic Film, Bucksport, to restore and repair masonry on its west wall: $2,500

2021 Grants from the Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Committee:

  • Alamo Theatre, Bucksport, to restore and repair the Fly Loft in the Alamo Theatre building, including masonry repair, roofing and the corrugated steel south wall: $19,790
  • Bearnstow, Mount Vernon, to support infrastructure needs in consultation with Maine Preservation and prioritize a three-year restoration plan: $10,000
  • Farmington Historical Society, to continue improving the structural integrity and energy efficiency of the Octagon House so its architectural history will be preserved and on view year-round: $15,435
  • Farmington Public Library Association, to seal leaks at the library, test for mold, and remedy damage caused by water entering the building: $11,012
  • The Farwell Project, Thorndike, for roof replacement of mill cupola and primary roof: $10,000
  • First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, to paint and preserve the exterior of the historically significant church and parsonage buildings: $10,000
  • First Parish Universalist Church, Portland, to renovate and repair the windows of the historic church for energy efficiency and increased community use of the building: $19,192
  • Fort Kent Historical Society, to restore and paint exterior clapboard, doors and windows of the Acadian Daigle house to its 1840 appearance: $20,000
  • Freedom Community Historical Society, to restore first floor interior walls and exterior clapboards of Keen Hall: $14,000
  • Friend Memorial Public Library, Brooklin, to replace the four front pillars on the 1912 Colonial Revival building: $10,000
  • Friends of Isle au Haut Lighthouse, to install entrance door, frame and lintels, bell door, frame, lintels and iron guardrail, including associated masonry, plus apply tower exterior coating: $20,000
  • The Grand, Ellsworth, to install a modern, energy-efficient heat pump system that will provide heat and air conditioning and the transfer of 100% outside air: $20,000
  • Hubbard Free Library, Hallowell, to insulate and air seal the basement and install adequate dehumidifiers to control moisture significantly improving energy efficiency and protection of the library's collection: $18,873
  • The Lamb House, Cherryfield, to repair and re-shingle the roof to prevent the intrusion of water and to install attic insulation for energy conservation: $15,000
  • Peavey Memorial Library, Eastport, to restore the exterior masonry with custom-matched, historic-preservation-aligned mortar and bricks: $20,000
  • Phillips Public Library, to restore the front entrance to the building, including the porch, columns, and door, and repair the frames on 38 windows: $7,000
  • Porter Memorial Library Association, Machias, to repair copper flashing around the reading room chimney: $10,000
  • Readfield Union Meeting House Company, to restore the Meeting House tower and belfry: $10,000
  • Sewall Memorial Congregational Church, Robbinston, to restore the spire on the tower: $20,000
  • Town of Blue Hill, to rebuild and renovate the entry steps to Town Hall: $15,000
  • Town of Swan’s Island, to complete preservation plans for the Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station by finishing light tower interior masonry restoration: $20,000
  • Woman's Literary Union of Androscoggin County, Auburn, to repoint and repair three brick chimneys and for an energy efficiency audit at the Foss Mansion: $18,900

2021 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds:

  • Augusta Colonial Theater, to complete structural engineering analysis for the theater: $12,000
  • Marshall Point Lighthouse & Museum, St. George Historical Society, to purchase a generator to assure the safety and preservation of the lighthouse, barn and museum artifacts: $1,000