Historic preservation projects in Mobridge, Rapid City, Mitchell, and Yankton have received matching grants from the South Dakota State Historical Society.
These grants are awarded through the State Historical Society’s Deadwood Fund grant program. The program, which is administered by the State Historic Preservation Office, is designed to encourage and assist in restoring or rehabilitating historic properties.
The following projects are:
- Mobridge (Walworth County): A.H. Brown Library, built 1929-30; received $15,000 to assist in repointing work;
- Rapid City (Pennington County): Rapid City Carnegie Library Building, built 1915; received $15,000 to assist in repointing work;
- Mitchell (Davison County): 123 N. Main, built 1883; received $15,000 to assist in interior structural stabilization; and
- Yankton (Yankton County): Dakota Theatre, built 1902; received $22,000 to assist in façade restoration of ceramic tiles.
Deadwood Fund grants are awarded twice a year with grant application deadlines of Feb. 1 and Oct. 1. They are reviewed at the spring and winter meetings of the State Historical Society’s board of trustees.
For more information on the Deadwood Fund grant program, contact the State Historic Preservation Office at the Cultural Heritage Center by calling 605-773-3458.
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