The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has approved more than $3 million in grants to 17 preservation and restoration projects throughout the state.
Funding for the projects was made available through the Community Heritage Preservation Grant (CHPG) program, which was created by state lawmakers in 2001.
“The legislature has saved hundreds of significant Mississippi properties through this program,” MDAH director Katie Blount said. “The Department of Archives and History is grateful for the Legislature’s support and pleased to be able to help preserve these local treasures.”
CHPG serves to help schools, courthouses, and other Mississippi Landmark properties pay the costs incurred in preserving, restoring, rehabilitating, repairing, or interpreting such historic properties identified by certified local governments or owned by the state.
The grant awards are as follows:
- Hinds County Courthouse, Jackson, Hinds County ($410,715) — Roof repairs
- Sharkey County Courthouse, Rolling Fork, Sharkey County ($368,000) — Courtroom restoration
- Harriette Person Memorial Library, Port Gibson, Claiborne County ($274,931) — Roof and decking repairs
- Senatobia High School, Senatobia, Tate County ($260,000) — Window restoration, classroom, east, and west hallway repairs
- Drew Rosenwald School, Drew, Sunflower County ($253,760) — Roof, masonry, door and window repairs, and electrical upgrades
- Carroll County Courthouse, Carrollton, Carroll County ($243,291) — Interior and exterior restoration; windows, doors, and cupola repairs
- Greenwood Fire Station #1, Greenwood, Leflore County ($237,450) — Masonry repointing, HVAC, and electrical upgrades
- Quitman County Courthouse, Marks, Quitman County ($188,008) — Exterior repairs and window restoration
- Jefferson Davis County Courthouse, Prentiss, Jefferson Davis County ($182,118) — Roof repairs
- Masonic Building and Courthouse, Okolona, Chickasaw County ($171,977) — Door and window restoration
- Okolona Elementary School, Okolona, Chickasaw County ($170,775) — Window restoration, interior and lighting repairs
- Old Salem School, Macon, Noxubee County ($159,538) — Structural stabilization, masonry repointing, and general repairs
- Tennessee Williams House, Columbus, Lowndes County ($158,423) — Front porch repairs and repainting
- Angelety House, Natchez, Adams County ($142,161) — Exterior, doors, windows, roof, and gutter repairs
- Spain House, Tupelo, Lee County ($110,936) — Interior restoration and repainting
- Hattiesburg City Hall, Hattiesburg, Forrest County ($99,200) — Interior repairs, HVAC, and security upgrades
- GM&O Railroad Depot, Quitman, Clarke County ($65,010) — Door and window restoration, interior and exterior repairs
Grant awards are paid on a reimbursable basis upon the successful completion of the entire project or at the time of the completion of pre-established phases of the project. Before application, all buildings must have been designated Mississippi Landmarks. A cash match of at least 20 percent is required.
