grants – Putney Historical Society

Governor to honor PHS with above $200K for general store

November 20, 2009March 18, 2009 by

On Friday, March 20, Governor Douglas is expected to present the Putney Historical Society with a grant of about $200,000 from the Vermont Community Development Program to pay for the stabilization of the general store building. The project, budgeted for $225K, will restore the structure, pay for the truss roof and slate shingles, in addition … Read more

Press Release–PHS and East Putney Community Club successful in grant application

November 20, 2009January 6, 2009 by

PIERCE’S HALL RECEIVES GRANT FOR A NEW ROOF

by Anne Kerrey

EAST PUTNEY–Pierce’s Hall, a favorite venue of contra dancers and bands for the last 35 years, has passed a milestone on its path toward a new roof in the New Year. The Vermont Division of Historic Preservation has awarded the Putney Historical Society the full $12,500 that it and the East Putney Community Club requested to save the historic East Putney community building, built in 1832 as a Methodist meeting house. This state grant will provide half of the amount needed for a new standing seam metal roof for Pierce’s Hall.