 We would like to start the historic preservation and barn preservation grant ceremony My name is Laura Treishman. It is my honor to serve as the Vermont State Historic Preservation Officer The state of Vermont recognizes very important and not so important landmarks in our communities These are historic civic and agricultural buildings that are significant to our culture and obviously to our economy Historic barns, churches, libraries and town halls have all been an integral part of our landscape and these are the buildings that we treasure and are honoring today with this grant ceremony 29 applicants have been awarded this year with the historic preservation and the barn grant preservation So we're very excited Since 1986 the state of Vermont has granted over 5.3 million To over 550 communities for preservation projects and 3.5 million to support more than 390 projects to preserve historic agricultural buildings Grants are given to aid large and ambitious projects And towards the preservation of important state and local landmarks such as the grandisle lake house The united baptist church in pultney and mountain view farm in east berk Grants are given to support small and volunteer organizations and small-scale farming Operations in places like albany enosberg new haven and newberry We've seen from the program's track record that even a small grant has a very big impact We hope these projects will encourage others To become involved in preserving historic resources throughout vermont I really want to applaud you in preserving these resources That are really the heart of our community the heart of our state They are the icons that people come to visit and remember when they leave And hopefully we'll come back to visit I really want to give a good shout out to katlyn corkins who is our She administers this program. She is going to be your very best friend. She is going to frustrate you She will eventually answer your phone calls and get right back to you with answers She is your problem solver and will be with you throughout the process From the handing out of the big checks to the closeout where you get the real check I also want to point out debbie sayers who has been supporting us in this program for A number of years debbie is going to be retiring this year after working with the state of vermont for 30 years And so i'm not quite sure next year's ceremony will be this well organized But I just really want to call out debbie who's hiding over in the corner And also to everyone else in the division for historic preservation The department of housing and community development and the agency of commerce and community development where we're located We are a close knit agency and we work really really well together And with that I would like to introduce our esteemed deputy secretary ted brady Thanks so much laura. Let me just adjust the mic a bit Well, uh, congratulations to all the grant award winners today And thank you for the time and effort you've put into Uh, really being a caretaker for some of vermont's most important assets Over years and years and years and going into the future. So thank you most importantly We we're here obviously to announce two sets of grants today And to celebrate two sets of grants our barn grants, but also our historic preservation grants two separate Programs that we're fortunate enough that the legislators in in this room and in this building Make sure we have funding for each year. It's really important that you thank a legislator today and tell them That this is a really important piece of funding We do this we do these two grant programs because they meet the very essence of maybe you've heard of the governor's three main Efforts, right? We're trying to grow the economy. We're trying to protect the most vulnerable and we're trying to make vermont more More affordable. Well, how does historic preservation do that? Real quickly historic preservation is not at ends, right? historic preservation Preservation is a means it's a means by a way of which we Build community we we either restore or preserve or create a sense of place Which is really what vermont economic development is all about that place based economic development It's a way that we create housing in so many circumstances historic preservation creates housing It's a way we create jobs. It's a way we drag people from all over 13 million different people Should say 13 million people because they're not all different To vermont each year to invest 2.8 billion dollars in vermont's economy historic preservation does all of that And it's not an overstatement to say that now historic preservation is also kind of complicated economic realities I know I it's a silly thing to say I often make the maintenance of these buildings difficult if not impossible, right? We have transitions in the way we farm We have transitions in the way we shop. We have transitions in the way we Where we work all these things just make the preservation of these vital assets really A market failure because the market no longer supports it alone And so that's where the state has to come in and provide some assistance your nonprofits come in to provide a lot of assistance These programs allow for the repurposing And reuse of historic structures Again, we don't preserve things to preserve them and pickle them We preserve things so you can use them and enjoy them and so they can multiply the economy The success of these projects really Dictates the success of us as we try to make vermont the most desirable place to live work and play In the country. That's our kind of whole. Yeah, right. You can clap for that. It's okay So this year we're yeah, yeah, thank you senator parkson. I'm no bernie standards. I don't know when to pause So this year we're uh, we're really excited to announce More than 200,000 212 thousand dollars in historic preservation grants That's going to leverage almost three quarters of a million dollars in 14 Historically significant community buildings this year everything from one of the most iconic buildings in vermont that The church at the top of church street two buildings that I believe will be iconic buildings again in so many small communities We're also awarding more than 200,000 Dollars in barn preservation grants this year Which will leverage an additional $658,000 of other funding in 15 different agricultural buildings It's It's an amazing thing because you need to realize You are amongst the lucky ones as you probably know because you've applied before and been denied We get nearly three times demand for this program and we have funding This year we had 94 applications Asking for more than 1.3 million dollars in grants. We have 400,000 dollars to give out thanks to the legislature and specifically the Capital bill and the committees that do work in the capital bill We get that 400,000 dollars and we're expecting we've asked for another 400,000 dollars in the next budget year So you'll hear in a few moments from katelyn The actual grant award winners, so I won't get deep into that, but I have a few thank yous I need to make you heard me reference the legislature specifically. I want to thank the chair of the Both the senate and house institution committees senator benning joe benning A good northeast kingdom boy and representative alice emmonds On the house side who really makes sure that this funding comes through for us But the most important people you should think Are the folks from the advisory council on historic preservation? As you guys know, we don't make these decisions A council of volunteers appointed by the governor makes these decisions And they undertake state and federal responsibilities Including making these grant recommendations and I'm not sure if edward clark is here if you are can you wave? No, he's the chair of that board and just again another person We should all think and then We need to thank our partners. We all know the most important person in the room Is not standing right now is paul brune right and the preservation trust of ramon. Let's hear from paul he's touched i'm sure most of these projects some way or another and Paid off some members of the advisory council one way or another too i'm sure We also want to thank the vermont arts council is karen here with us today For their Representative michelle is here. Thank you michelle and we want to thank buildings and general services These grants are made chris cole commissioner cole Not the most important person in the room today As you may know the the grant is made actually through a program in partnership with bgs through the capital bill and then finally I want to thank i'm sorry to go on this long, but i have to Laura our state historic preservation officer who does such an incredible job yet. Let's hear it She's already showered katelin with love, but she deserves more. Thank you katelin and Finally deb Deb, I want to thank you on your way out. I see representative mckay from willison here. I'm a williston boy So just and avon is a williston Gal just i'm glad there's a williston project on this list this year as you will find out So on your way out. Thanks for being so nice to williston Uh and with that i'm going to hand it over to katelin. Thank you. I've got to move it down again So, uh, hello everyone. I'm katelin corkins. I'm so glad to see the full room here today Just the logistics of how this is going to work I'm going to be announcing each project We're going to ask the folks to come up here and stand between the banners Laura is going to give you your your big check and then we're going to take some photos If there are legislators in the room that are representing the district, please come up as well to share in the spotlight I'm going to be announcing these by county So it's going to be a little bit all over the place In terms of some we're going to be barn grants and some are going to be historic preservation grants And we've just mixed them all up So to begin with we're going to start in addison county with elmhaven farm in addison and john and jane spencer I'm on a farm was purchased by george and ellis spencer john's grandparents in 1901 And was a multifaceted commercial operation that included cattle apples and honey The farm's main bake barn was constructed in 1908 along route 22a Which is as hopefully most of you know a major north south travel corridor The farm's acreage is now rented to local farmers or conserved through the vermont land trust And a matching grant of $15,000 will support work to repair the main barn's foundation and sills And rehabilitate its iconic cupola. Next we have the miller farmstead in ferrisburg and amy donors here If you can get through the crowd Yes, so miller farmstead was built circa 1830 by simian miller an early ferrisburg Settler the property includes multiple agricultural buildings Including a circa 1820 barn an ice house and a granary two years ago amy received a grant to complete major work To rehabilitate the main barn's foundation and structure And now a second grant will allow her to tackle replacement of the barn's leaking roof And complete window and door restoration So congratulations So next we have old nash farm in new haven and i'm not sure nicole was able to join us if she's here Come on up I think she I think she had kid duty So $15,000 grant yeah So this 170 acre property on the new haven river was originally settled by ariel thompson in 1814 And has been actively farmed ever since The farm was named for general nash who was a prominent local figure involved in politics and banking The main gamble barn on the property originally supported a dairy operation and is now used to house chickens and a small farm stand Funds to support roof replacement and floor repairs will allow the owners to expand the barn's use for additional livestock Their honey and kombucha production and public and education events So next we have uh virgins st paul's episcopal church Oh good and reverend allen kiddison So st paul's episcopal church is located next to the city green in virgins constructed in 1834 The building's gothic revival design was drawn by john kenry hopkins Who was vermont's first episcopal bishop? An important community gathering place Uh 20 000 historic preservation grant will help the church restore three large stained glass windows facing the green Wow, that's quite a let's see very cool So now we're going to move into caledonia county and liming crown farm in barnet Unfortunately paul conrad couldn't be here, but i believe we have a legislator wonderful who's going to come up and expect Except the check So previously a dairy farm of 110 acres purchased by lineman and annie crown in 1947 The current applicants parents purchased the 37 acre property in 1967 The three level barn on the property was modified in the 20th century with the addition of a gambrel roof It's currently used for hay storage to support a neighboring beef cattle operation And this matching grant of 15 000 dollars will support work to replace the barn's failing metal roof So congratulations of paul and next we have mountain view farm in berk And uh steve elliott and his wife carolin are here So elmer darling established mountain view farm in 1883 this gentleman's farm raised prize-winning morgan horses and jersey cows And produced darling brand cheese and butter it once encompassed 7 000 acres, which is pretty incredible The farm also included several agricultural buildings including a breeding barn for morgan horses built in 1897 Today this horse barn is used for public events The barn grant will allow the the owner to complete repairs to the barn's brick foundation Thank you So next we have echo led farm in kirby And the the owner sarah vorhees and elizabeth laffordy could not be here today This is the first grant i i think we've ever given to a property in kirby so that's exciting According to survey documents this farm was settled by peter page in 1793 And is one of the first settlements of hopkinsville Which is what would become the town of kirby the main barn on this property dates to circa 1898 And today it sits on 17 acres a matching grant of 15 000 dollars will help the owners to make foundation repairs and roof repairs specifically flashing repairs around the cupola And once rehabilitated the owners plan to use the barn for small-scale animal farming and for holding public events Next we have st. Andrews episcopal church in st. johnsbury and diane montague's here st. Andrews church was constructed in 1877 and continues to be used for religious services as well as by a wide variety of community groups Since 2011 it's hosted a summer and fall concert series And provides space for local meetings and a meals program all really important social services The church received a historic preservation grant back in 2014 To undertake several important repairs including installation of a new roof on the church So now this grant of 11 500 dollars will support restoration of the stained glass windows on the building south elevation So now we're in chicken bin county We're going to start with um the ahavath garum synagogue in burlington. I hope I pronounced that right Do you have anyone here from oh there you are good richard backer So the oldest continually operated synagogue in vermont was founded by the burlington lithuanian jewish community The ahavath garum synagogue was constructed in 1885 The building is currently home to two jewish congregations And is open to the public for community music and dance events A grant of 7 429 dollars will help support Work to repair the building slate roof And also in burlington we have the first unitarian universalist society otherwise known as the church street church And doug walkins here Uh the unitarian universalist meeting house was designed by boston architect peter banner in the federal style and was built in 1816 Standing as a landmark at the head of burlington's church street The church continues to have an active congregation And is used as a gathering place for social organizations And as a venue for meetings concerts and events Preservation funds will help fund work to consolidate and repair window frames And window sales of the main sanctuary As well as lower level windows and uh the complete restoration Of the monumental arch window at the front of the church's tower Thank you And in williston we have the johnson farm Uh unfortunately denny and kathy lewis um were not able to be here today, but I I heard from ted. There were some willison folks here, so Come on up So johnson farm was founded in 1787 by dan johnson one of the original settlers of the town of williston And has been actively farmed by his descendants ever since its founding. That's really remarkable um The 210 acre conserved farm said serves as a highly visible eastern gateway into williston Uh bordering the north and south sides of route two and interstate 89 So if any of you guys came on 89 south to montpelier, you passed this farm and you saw it Uh owners and denny denny and kathy lewis continue to operate an organic dairy, which is why they couldn't be here today Um, and we'll use this barn grant to complete famous framing repairs on the farm circa 1840 heifer barn Okay, moving into franklin county First up we have uh the masonic hall in enosburg And we do have some folks here julie try for her I saw her. Oh, there you are So originally constructed in 1853 as a baptist church Enosburg's masonic hall underwent significant renovations and was moved to its current location in 1896 The building was then purchased by the masons in 1962 It's currently used by the local food shelf And the local masonic lodge The property's prominent side lawn is also used for public events and festivals throughout the warm season, which we're finally getting into here Uh a grant of $7,325 will support restoration of the windows on the building south elevation And next in franklin, we have the hamond homestead And uh judith mcgloughlin and robert kormier couldn't be here, but again, we've got a legislator who's gonna Or oh wonderful You can fight over who gets to give them the big chat So the hamond bank barn was constructed 1898 to replace an earlier barn that burned when it was struck by lightning The homestead a former derrion horse farm is located one mile north of lake karmie state park And the main barn is now used for a small family farming operation with the upper level used for public functions This barn grant will help replace the rotted cell at the barn's east elevation Address some drainage issues and repair the roof Congratulations Okay next in georgia. We have bedrock farm Is ronnie here ronnie sweet so ronnie's parents Who is he's now the current owner of bedrock farm purchased the property in 1982 And operated as a dairy farm. It's still in active use, which is again point. He's probably not here today The farm's tie stall barn was built in 1956. I think this is the youngest of our historic barns, but It's it's historic 1956 A matching grant of $14,611 will allow ronnie to repair the barn's deteriorated walls and replace the original asbestos siding With cement siding to closely match its historic appearance And next we have the town of st. Albans and the st. Albans bay park stone house Jennifer gray and alan So the bay park stone house was built in 1933 by the civilian conservation core Uh, initially it was named the stone bath house and served swimmers at st. Albans bay Today the building hosts school groups social functions and concerts in the central auditorium With a public restroom and changing rooms in the wings The town of st. Albans is embarking on a major rehabilitation campaign of this much-loved building And grant funds will support repair of the building stores and windows We have john wadams here representing lake house Yes, it's very good So constructed as a hotel called island villa in 1901 And then uses a catholic girls summer camp known as camp merry crest between 1956 and 1993 The grand isle lake house is now owned by the preservation trust of vermont It's used as a seasonal venue for both private events and by a variety of non-profit organizations as a retreat center Matching grant funds will support a multi-year project to repair the building's distinctive mansard roof Including replacement of the cedar shingles. I understand work is underway and has to be done by may 15th before the wedding starts So you guys may win the prize for first project completed this time Congratulations, and also uh in grand isle county isle la mat The isle la mat historical society and the duval blacksmith shop I'm treason terry good to meet you So the duval blacksmith shop was constructed in 1830 and used as a blacksmith shop and forged By three generations of the duval family for over 130 years In 1960 the building and all its contents were donated to the isle la mat historical society Which now uses the building to exhibit and interpret this important piece of isle la mat's industrial past matching grant funds of $12,000 and $12,064 Will support a comprehensive scope of rehabilitation work on the building from its cells to its roof And in la moille county vermont studio center for barbara white studio Is sarah here There she is sarah jedd So originally part of the la moille county grammar school and named after the school's founder Chesemore hall, which is now known as barbara white studios was constructed in 1866 Continuously used for education. The building was owned by johnson state college between 1957 and 1981 And then purchased by the vermont studio center in 1984 The building building currently houses 16 art of studios two print shops and a photography dark room It's open to the public for Open studio evenings and a division grant of $20,000 will allow the studio center to replace the building standing seam metal roof So next we have orange county in bradford the old church theater whole group here Constructed in 1793 as a community church This building also served as an odd fellows hall before becoming the home of the old church theater in 1984 This community theater group puts on five productions annually and offers open additions to encourage everyone to participate in theater a matching grant of $12,064 will support work to address serious structural framing concerns To ensure that the theater can continue to use the building safely So next in newberry we have the tenney memorial library I don't think anyone is here. Uh, the tenney memorial library was constructed in 1897 in the richardsonian romanesque style It continues to serve as a library and community meeting and gathering place The library completed repairs to the building slate roof with the help of a previous grant in 2015 And we'll use this grant of three thousand seven hundred fifty dollars To fund repairs to the entry doors historic windows and original plaster in the children's room moving into orleans county We have hillside farm Or also known as the old kennison farm in albany and catherine tollman One of two remaining agricultural structures on the hundred acre farm the circuit 1840s barn Was last used for housing beef cattle and poultry in the 1990s Um, the property was farmed by three generations of the kennisons between 1866 and 1968 A barn grant will allow the new owner catherine tollman who purchased the property in 2014 To complete framing siding window and door repairs once this work is completed Cat plans to use the barn to board dairy cattle for sweet row and farmstead Which is a local organic dairy farming community And in crassbury. We have uh the murphy barn and i don't think lucha could be here today Good So located near crassbury common and the crassbury outdoor center the barn on this property was built in 1870 with a rare stacked wood silo added in 1890. It's quite the quite the silo It's really neat um originally used for dairy farming and sugaring in 1954 The property was purchased by mrs. Willard and lull who turned it into a summer riding camp for girls called holiday hill farm Um grant funding will be used to support foundation repairs to both the silo and the main barn $15,000 grant congratulations All right Okay, now we're in ruttland county and the united baptist church in poltny Is janity Come on up There it is it's also on the banner We didn't plan that by the way Set on the green and east poltny the united baptist church was designed and built by elisha scott of tollman Etiquette in 1805 Based on the designs of asher benjamin. It's one of the most outstanding examples of federal style style architecture in vermont A matching grant from the division will allow the church to address major repairs needed to restore the building's iconic steeple Next we have the town of proctor For their town hall and stan wilbur's here Originally constructed as a school house by william humphrey in 1836 This building was converted into a public library in the 1890s and following world war one. It became proctor's town hall Grant funds will help the town address the failing entry steps and retaining wall at the front of the building which have become a safety concern The 20 the $20,000 grant also includes drainage work to prevent future damage to that entry And in ruttland. We have idle hour farm richard and sarah kessel. I don't think they were able to be here But please So this farm is previously owned by the vermont marvel company And includes three historic barns constructed between 1820 and 1870 The property was sold to thomas gird and senior in 1938 and supported at a dairy operation And the current owners who reached recently purchased the property will use their $15,000 matching grant To support work on the hay barn slate roof and framing repairs Okay, washington county In callus we have memorial hall mary Jacobson and chris pockin Memorial hall is one of only a handful of grand army of the republic memorial halls dedicated to the memory of The union veterans of the civil war and the fraternal organization. They founded Built in 1885 the building has long served as a community gathering place Hosting a wide range of civic events The north callus memorial hall association was recently formed to ensure the continued use of this building Matching grant of $20,000 will help them to address structural deficiencies that force the building's recent closure We're looking forward to it being back open And in east montpelier we have center farm erica Zimmerman is here So long known as center farm. This property was originally called cloud tavern and was settled in 1792 The farm's large gambrel barn was built circa 1930 and used as part of the dairy operation The current owners erica and her husband kevin I purchased the property in 2004 and used the barn to support a pastured livestock operation For raising and selling grass-fed sheep Pastured poultry and pigs And a division for historic preservation grant of $5,200 will support work to repair the barn's original metal roof Congratulations Okay, and Windsor county Did I also leave? She'd be so excited. Okay in and over we have a red top farm sarah riley and Sarah Riley rob Riley kate and john roll. I think those are all Up there great So this property has been in the marsh family since the 1790s Which is really amazing around 1890 the current owners great grandfather arthur richmond marsh Insolidated the family holdings and purchased a joining property until the farm encompass 630 acres Today red top farm retains two connected agricultural buildings from this period The upper course barn and the lower hay barn work to repair the foundation and sills of the lower barn Along with removal of a circa 1950s concrete floor and drainage work around the barn's permit perimeter Will be completed with help from this $15,000 matching grid. Congratulations. Thank you And last but not least we have the hoisin hoisin tin farm in weathersfields Did I say that right brian? brian bozenberg is here So this farmstead dates to the earliest settlement of weathersfield and includes multiple buildings Including a large bank barn that was constructed in at least three sections beginning in the early 19th century Originally part of a dairy the farm was later converted to raising beef cattle And it's now used to support a forest products mushroom and vineyard operation quite the variety there The foundation repairs on the northwest and east elevations of the main barn will be completed with the aid of this $15,000 matching grid Congratulations. So in closing. I just want to once again Thank everyone for being here today and and a shout out especially to all of the folks who received grants today Um, it's a really an honor for me to work on this program and get to work with all of you Who are doing such amazing things all around the state. So congratulations to you all