MCF awards $335K in historic preservation and energy efficiency grants

Courtesy / Mount Desert Island Historical Society Mount Desert Island Historical Society was awarded a $7,400 grant to paint the exterior and interior of the Selectmen's Building in Somesville, pictured here. Grants totaling $335,479 were awarded through the Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.

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The Maine Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling $335,479 to 25 Maine organizations through its Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Fund.

Established by an anonymous donor in 2007, the fund supports the preservation, restoration, and retrofitting of historic buildings in Maine.

The latest round of recipients include the Fifth Maine Regiment Museum on Peaks Island, which was awarded $20,000 to replace the roof of a historically significant building, and the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, which received $7,400 to paint the exterior and interior of the Selectman's Building in Somesville.

The next application deadline for grants is June 1, 2020. More information and applications are available online.

List of grant recipients, projects and amounts

Association Culturelle et Historique du Mont Carmel, to continue the plaster reattachment project in the southeast aisle of the museum, $10,000
Belfast Maskers, to upgrade the boiler and insulate heat and hot water pipes at the Basil Burwell Community Theater, $6,000
Benton Falls Congregational Church UCC, to strip and repair the church roof, install a metal roof, and repair/replace as necessary the corner boards, cornice returns, and cornices for the preservation of the church,
Camden Public Library, to repair and repoint the brick piers that support the outdoor double staircase and to repair and refinish the wrought iron railings, integral to the staircase, $12,000
Carver Memorial Library Association, to restore the original slate roof with a closed valley and around the chimney, and conduct an energy audit of the building, $13,000
Colonial Theater, to rehabilitate the front facade of the theater, $10,700
Deer Isle-Stonington Historical Society Inc., to renovate the historic Salome Sellers House, the cornerstone of the historical society’s campus, to preserve the building and expand exhibit space, $16,570
Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, to help replace the roof on the historically significant museum on Peaks Island, $20,000
Hancock County Auditorium Associates, to remove old mortar and cracked brick and replace with new mortar and tooth in new brick on the office side of The Grand, $10,000
Islesford Boat Works, to inspect and repair a chimney and purchase and install a wood stove, and inspect and repair the stone foundation for the Blue Duck Ship’s Store, $16,000
Jesup Memorial Library, to install closed cell spray foam insulation on underside of roof decking and on knee-wall of attic perimeter, $20,000
Lamb House, to repair/replace damaged heating system equipment, to install heat into a previously unheated bedroom, and to conduct an energy audit, $13,498
Lubec Landmarks Inc., to raise the South Smokehouse and Sawdust Shed onto new and taller piling foundations and to replace rotted sills as necessary, $20,000
Madison Public Library, to replace the metal roof, $10,000
Maine Grange Foundation, to repair a section of damaged interior floor, re-coat roof, fix rotted sill and siding, repair ornamental balustrades on entry porch roof, repair interior privy roof, and fix trim, $10,415
Monmouth Museum, to make the North Monmouth Library more energy efficient by fully insulating the structure, upgrading electrical wiring, and installing interior storm windows, $11,530
Mount Desert Island Historical Society, to paint the exterior and interior of the Selectmen's Building in Somesville, $7,400
Norway Museum and Historical Society, to finish insulating the first-floor walls; stabilize temperature and humidity of the second floor with a heat pump; and upgrade our electrical efficiency with LED fixtures, $6,966
Penobscot Marine Museum, to stabilize, air seal, insulate, and install heat in the Nickels-Colcord-Duncan House, $20,000
Quoddy Tides Foundation, to restore the ground level storefronts and provide accessible entrances for the 1887 Masonic Block Building, $20,000
Timelines Community Inc., to insulate the Farwell Grain Mill and upgrade electrical work as needed, enabling the site to function year-round for community participation and attendance, $11,000
Town of Alna, to restore the Village School, also known as the Puddledock School, building exterior and windows, including lead paint remediation and clapboard and sill replacement as necessary, to make the structure safe for family users, $10,500
Town of Danforth, to fund an energy audit as the initial phase of a plan to increase the energy efficiency and reduce operating costs for the Union Hall, $5,000
Waldo Theater Inc., to insulate and implement energy efficiency improvements , $20,000
YMCA Bangor, to repair and repaint the gutters, soffits, and fascia of the Isaac Farrar Mansion, $14,900

About the Maine Community Foundation

The Maine Community Foundation is headquartered in Ellsworth, with additional personnel in Portland, Dover-Foxcrof and Mars Hill. It works with donors and other partners to provide strong investments, personalized service, local expertise and strategic giving to improve the quality of life for all Mainers.