Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Grant Program (Energy Audit Grants)

Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Grant Program (Energy Audit Grants) is sponsored by Maine Community Foundation. This program provides grants to cover the cost of energy audits for historic buildings in Maine. The audits should include a comprehensive review of building systems and a prioritized list of energy efficiency upgrades.

Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency – Maine Community Foundation Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Bangor Historical Society , for the rehabilitation and restoration of the back portico of the Thomas A.

Hill House: $20,000 Brick Store Museum , for the Brick Store Museum’s iconic historic block to be repainted and its 195-year-old brick chimney rebuilt: $8,180 Bridgton Historical Society , to replace the roof of the 1837 Blacksmith Shop at Narramissic Historic Farm: $5,000 Center Theatre , to complete an HVAC study that will provide options that are more energy efficient, environmentally responsible, and aligned with a near-term solar project: $5,000 Cherryfield Academy , for two energy-efficiency projects and one rebuild project to prevent air leakage and moisture in the basement: $18,325 Christ Church Parish , for the critically-needed rehabilitation of the bell tower of Christ Episcopal Church in Gardiner: $10,000 College of the Atlantic , to upgrade the attic insulation in College of the Atlantic's most iconic building, The Turrets, built in 1895: $6,721 Deer Isle-Stonington Historical Society , to repair and restore the stone foundation of the historic Salome Sellers House to help protect and preserve this island landmark for generations to come: $18,500 Ellsworth Historical Society , for the rehabilitation of the slate roof of our 1886 Old Hancock County Sheriff's Home and Jail: $20,000 First Congregational Church of Cherryfield , for the Cherryfield Congregational Church Exterior restoration project: $9,505 Friends of the L.

C. Bates Museum , for the preservation of three additional historic windows in the Romanesque Revival L. C.

Bates Museum building designed by Maine architect William R.

Miller: $3,750 Gardiner Library Association , to restore brick corbels that help support the roof structure of the historic Gardiner Public Library and show signs of pending failure: $10,000 Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations , to begin implementation of our 2022 Energy Audit with a focus on windows and doors: $5,000 Maine Art Gallery , to address exterior restoration needs in priority order as defined in our recently completed Historic Condition Assessment funded by the 1772 Foundation: $9,200 Moosehead Marine Museum , to restore the port side deck of the historic Steamboat Katahdin: $10,000 Old Head Tide Church Committee , to restore the removed spire of the Head Tide Church to its original 1838 configuration: $20,000 Opera House Arts , for critical infrastructure modifications and repairs to the Historic Stonington Opera House: $17,000 Porter Memorial Library , for a contractor for the materials and labor necessary to complete a complex repair to the historic building: $20,000 Reversing Falls Sanctuary , to fund the replacement of the deteriorated roof of the historic church building that houses the activities and programs of our organization: $20,000 Rumford Center Village Improvement Society , for the Rumford Center Village Improvement Society‘s project to repair and renovate our historic Meeting House: $20,000 Schoodic Arts for All , for a conditions assessment of Hammond Hall to evaluate areas where rot was recently discovered that make portions of the building unusable: $10,000 Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society , to install a new roof on the historic 1837 Sedgwick First Baptist Church of Sedgwick: $20,000 Town of Carthage , to upgrade our community building to proper electrical code and implement energy efficient lighting: $17,500 Town of Prospect , Prospect Historical Society, and the history of our town is currently being protected by a tarp, due to wind damage, aged and missing shingles: $17,800 West Parish Congregational Church , to support continued energy efficiency projects to address climate change, and reduce operating costs while retaining the historical integrity of the building: $6,721 Association culturelle et historique du Mont-Carmel , Grand Isle, to preserve and restore the clay/gypsum walls of the former church: $10,000 Bar Harbor Historical Society, to paint exterior trim and doors and paint, reglaze, and repair sashes on windows: $18,500 Cary Library , Houlton, for structural repairs to foundation walls, furnace wall, ceiling, and to replace existing knob and tube wiring: $4,450 Durham Historical Society , to restore its building: $20,000 Ellsworth Historical Society , to restore the brick facade on the north side of its museum, the 1886 Old Hancock County Sheriff’s Home and Jail: $20,000 Fifth Maine Regiment Museum , Peaks Island , to restore the building’s windows: $12,000 Friend Memorial Public Library , Brooklin , for an energy efficiency study with window sashing repairs and upgrades to the exterior of the building: $18,620 Friends of L.

C. Bates Museum , Hinckley, for brick-and-mortar preservation: $4,000 Friends of the First Congregational Church of East Machias , to repair its roof: $20,000 Holden Historical Society , to restore its building: $7,800 Lincoln County Historical Association , Wiscasset, to repaint the building’s exterior: $10,000 Maine Maritime Museum , Bath, for an energy audit of the historic William T.

Donnell House, a Victorian shipbuilder's home: $1,600 Northeast Historic Film , Bucksport, to restore and repair masonry on its west wall: $17,500 Old Bristol Historical Society , for exterior renovation of its south wall: $8,000 Poland Spring Preservation Society , for critical repairs of the slate roof and copper flashing system of the chapel: $10,968 Quoddy Tides Foundation , Lubec, to repair the upper masonry façade: $20,000 Town of Danforth , for safety improvements at Union Hall: $20,000 Town of Greenwood , for an energy audit and roof replacement of Greenwood Town Hall: $15,000 Windham Hill United Church of Christ , for steeple repair: $20,000 Wolfe’s Neck Farm Foundation , Freeport , to replace its wood shake roof: $10,000 Woman’s Literary Union of Androscoggin County , Auburn, for energy efficiency improvements: $20,000 Woodlawn Museum, Ellsworth, for an energy audit and restoration of gutters: $2,000 2022 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds: Northeast Historic Film , Bucksport, to restore and repair masonry on its west wall: $2,500 2021 Grants from the Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Committee: Alamo Theatre , Bucksport , to restore and repair the Fly Loft in the Alamo Theatre building, including masonry repair, roofing and the corrugated steel south wall: $19,790 Bearnstow , Mount Vernon , to support infrastructure needs in consultation with Maine Preservation and prioritize a three-year restoration plan: $10,000 Farmington Historical Society , to continue improving the structural integrity and energy efficiency of the Octagon House so its architectural history will be preserved and on view year-round: $15,435 Farmington Public Library Association , to seal leaks at the library, test for mold, and remedy damage caused by water entering the building: $11,012 The Farwell Project , Thorndike , for roof replacement of mill cupola and primary roof: $10,000 First Congregational Church of Blue Hill , to paint and preserve the exterior of the historically significant church and parsonage buildings: $10,000 First Parish Universalist Church , Portland , to renovate and repair the windows of the historic church for energy efficiency and increased community use of the building: $19,192 Fort Kent Historical Society , to restore and paint exterior clapboard, doors and windows of the Acadian Daigle house to its 1840 appearance: $20,000 Freedom Community Historical Society , to restore first floor interior walls and exterior clapboards of Keen Hall: $14,000 Friend Memorial Public Library , Brooklin , to replace the four front pillars on the 1912 Colonial Revival building: $10,000 Friends of Isle au Haut Lighthouse , to install entrance door, frame and lintels, bell door, frame, lintels and iron guardrail, including associated masonry, plus apply tower exterior coating: $20,000 The Grand , Ellsworth , to install a modern, energy-efficient heat pump system that will provide heat and air conditioning and the transfer of 100% outside air: $20,000 Hubbard Free Library , Hallowell , to insulate and air seal the basement and install adequate dehumidifiers to control moisture significantly improving energy efficiency and protection of the library's collection: $18,873 The Lamb House , Cherryfield , to repair and re-shingle the roof to prevent the intrusion of water and to install attic insulation for energy conservation: $15,000 Peavey Memorial Library , Eastport , to restore the exterior masonry with custom-matched, historic-preservation-aligned mortar and bricks: $20,000 Phillips Public Library , to restore the front entrance to the building, including the porch, columns, and door, and repair the frames on 38 windows: $7,000 Porter Memorial Library Association , Machias , to repair copper flashing around the reading room chimney: $10,000 Readfield Union Meeting House Company , to restore the Meeting House tower and belfry: $10,000 Sewall Memorial Congregational Church , Robbinston , to restore the spire on the tower: $20,000 Town of Blue Hill , to rebuild and renovate the entry steps to Town Hall: $15,000 Town of Swan’s Island , to complete preservation plans for the Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station by finishing light tower interior masonry restoration: $20,000 Woman's Literary Union of Androscoggin County , Auburn , to repoint and repair three brick chimneys and for an energy efficiency audit at the Foss Mansion: $18,900 2021 Grants from Donor-Advised Funds: Augusta Colonial Theater , to complete structural engineering analysis for the theater: $12,000 Marshall Point Lighthouse & Museum, St.

George Historical Society , to purchase a generator to assure the safety and preservation of the lighthouse, barn and museum artifacts: $1,000 Funding Types: General versus Project Support Katie Howard , a MaineCF community partner, explains the differences between general and project support funding and provides helpful grant application tips.

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