- Date
- 2002-11
- Kind
- Award
- Where
- Beaver Island Light Station
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritageconservationconstructionfundraisinggovernancecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island Light Station received a reported $150,000 “Save America’s Treasures” grant administered through the National Park Service and National Endowment for the Arts. John Freeman said the award brought restoration and architectural funding to about $500,000 and would support restoration and fire suppression work.
Evidence limits
The report is the project’s newspaper announcement; it does not include the grant agreement, expenditure record, or a completion report.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, November 2002, “Lighthouse Grant.”Announces a $150,000 Save America’s Treasures grant and reports approximately $500,000 in restoration work and architectural funding, including earlier state and DEQ grants. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the grant report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Light Station receives a $150,000 Save America’s Treasures grant”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-light-station-save-americas-treasures-grant-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2002, “Lighthouse Grant.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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