Historic preservation projects in Mitchell, Mobridge, Rapid City 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.
“For the past 28 years, this program has served as a great way to encourage restoration or rehabilitation of historic properties across our state,” said Garry Guan, State Historic Preservation Officer. “It is one more way we can promote and preserve our historic and cultural heritage of South Dakota.”
The following projects are:
- Mitchell: 123 N. Main, built 1883; received $15,000 to assist in interior structural stabilization;
- Mobridge: A.H. Brown Library, built 1929-30; received $15,000 to assist in repointing work;
- Rapid City: Rapid City Carnegie Library Building, built 1915; received $15,000 to assist in repointing work;
- Yankton: 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.