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Delaware Preservation Fund awards grant to historic properties
Parson Thorne Mansion was one of the recipients of $124,122 in grant funding from the Delaware Preservation Fund, one of 24 historic sites in Delaware to receive the funding. Milford Historical Society, who owns and manages the mansion, will use the funding for exterior painting. “Grants like those provided by the Delaware Preservation Fund are essential to the maintenance and …
24 buildings share $140K in Del. Preservation Fund grants
Two dozen historic structures – 15 houses, four churches, three commercial buildings, a school and a lighthouse – have received grants from the Delaware Preservation Fund. Several are open to the public as museums, including Rockwood Park and Mansion, Barratt’s Chapel, the Lydia B. Cannon Museum and the Parson Thorne Mansion. The grants totaled $140,000 – a bigger pot than …