Historic agriculture buildings benefit from preservation grants

MONTPELIER, Vt.— The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation recently awarded matching grants totaling $282,786 to help restore and maintain historically and architecturally significant agricultural buildings.


“Now in its 22nd year, this grant program is intensely competitive and has successfully elevated the profile of agricultural-based preservation,” said Laura V. Trieschmann, Vermont state historic preservation officer. “Because this is a matching grant program, we believe the commitment the grant recipients demonstrate to preserving our state’s historic agricultural resources for current and future generations deserves recognition and applause.”


More than 35 applications were received, with selected grant projects ranging from roof replacements, to structural and frame repairs, window restoration and foundation and drainage improvements.