WTKR.com (News 3) - September 22, 2018
National Park Service awards $8.6 million in preservation grants to HBCUs, including 5 in Virginia
The National Park Service awarded $8.6 million in grant funding to support projects that preserve significant historic structures on the campuses of 18 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
"HBCUs have played an important role in our country's pursuit of equality, civil rights and higher education for all Americans," said National Park Service Deputy Director P. Daniel Smith. "These grants will help restore and enhance landmark buildings that are a source of pride on campuses in nine states."
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Examples of projects funded by the grants include:
The stabilization of Wilkinson Hall at South Carolina State University. The grant will fund repairs to the structure which dates to 1938 and is part of the South Carolina State College National Register Historic District. Project tasks will include repairing stone and brick work, windows and gutters, as well as waterproofing the building to stop water infiltration.
Accessibility improvements in the Founders Library at Howard University in Washington, DC. Constructed in 1939 and a key feature of the Howard National Historic Landmark District, the building serves as the main library for students on campus. It also houses one of the world's largest catalogs of the African American experience. The project will improve accessibility to the building, including construction of a new entryway, in a manner that is sensitive to its architecture and historic fabric.
The rehabilitation of the Vashon Community Center at Harris-Stowe State University in Missouri. Built in 1936 and listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places, the building housed one of only four black recreation centers in St. Louis at the time. The project will rehabilitate both the interior and exterior of the structure and make modifications to improve accessibility. The interior rehabilitation will include the removal of hazardous materials such as asbestos and lead paint.
Congress appropriates funding for the HBCU grant program through the Historic Preservation Fund. The Fund uses revenue from federal oil leases on the Outer Continental Shelf to provide assistance for a broad range of preservation projects, not tax dollars.
Following is the full list of projects funded:
HBCU Grant Recipients
Project
State
Amount
Philander Smith College
Renovation of the James Monroe Cox Administration Building, Phase II
Arkansas
$304,258
Howard University
Founders Library Handicap Accessibility Renovation
District of Columbia
$500,000
Delaware State University
Preservation of Historic Loockerman Hall
Delaware
$500,000
Clark Atlanta University
Rehabilitation of Park Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Georgia
$500,000
Fort Valley State University
Renovation of the Historic Bywaters Building
Georgia
$470,000
Harris-Stowe State University
Rehabilitating the Vashon Community Center
Missouri
$500,000
Tougaloo College
Interior Rehabilitation of the John W. Boddie House
Mississippi
$270,000
Johnson C. Smith University
Preservation of Biddle Memorial Hall
North Carolina
$496,186
Livingstone College
Rehabilitation of Andrew Carnegie Library
North Carolina
$500,000
Shaw University
Rehabilitation of Tupper Memorial & Estey Halls within Raleigh's East Raleigh-South Park Historic District
North Carolina
$480,000
Saint Augustine University
Preservation of the Saint Augustine's University Chapel
North Carolina
$312,250
South Carolina State University
Preservation of Wilkinson Hall
South Carolina
$500,000
Voorhees College, State of South Carolina
Stabilize & Preserve Booker T. Washington Hall
South Carolina
$500,000
Benedict College
Morgan Hall Preservation Project
South Carolina
$500,000
Virginia Union University
Preservation of Huntley Hall
Virginia
$500,000
Hampton University
Wigwam Preservation Project
Virginia
$500,000
Virginia State University
Preservation of Vawter Hall
Virginia
$493,815
Virginia State University
Preservation of Storum Hall
Virginia
$274,278
Virginia University of Lynchburg
Preservation of Humbles Hall
Virginia
$499,213
Total
$8,600,000
SANDRA M. PHOENIX
HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director
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