Posts Tagged Frederick County
Recipients of Heritage Fund Grants Selected
Posted by Preservation Maryland in Funding Programs, Preservation and Your Community, Preservation Stories on March 1, 2013
Annapolis Market Space Flooding
Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce it has recently awarded Heritage Fund grants totaling $21,500 to nine nonprofit organizations and local governments. The Heritage Fund provides funds for preservation projects and organizations for a variety of purposes – from emergency repairs to case studies – and range from $500 to $5000.
$1,000 Apples United Church of Christ, Frederick Co.
$3,000 Chesapeake Conservancy, Harford/Cecil Co.
$4,000 City of Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co.
$2,500 Cromwell Valley Park Council, Baltimore Co.
$2,000 Historic Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co.
$2,500 Parks and People Foundation, Baltimore City
$2,000 Royal Oak Community UM Church, Talbot Co.
$3,000 St. Thomas Episcopal Parish, Prince George’s Co.
$1,500 Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center, Anne Arundel Co.
The next deadline for grant applications is June 1, 2013. For further information about the recipients and Heritage Fund grants, click here or contact Marilyn Benaderet at 410-685-2886 x303.
Under Construction – Rosenwald Schools Initiative
Posted by Preservation Maryland in Endangered Maryland, Funding Programs, Preservation Stories on February 21, 2013
I am excited to announce that Preservation Maryland will soon kick of the Rosenwald Schools of Maryland Initiative. The Rosenwald School building program played a prominent and pivotal role in the education of African Americans in the early 20th century. A result of a partnership between Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee Institute and Julius Rosenwald, President of Sears, Roebuck and Company, the Rosenwald Fund provided matching grants for more than 5,000 schools, shops, and teacher’s residences built in 15 southern states, between 1917 and 1932. The schools became obsolete in 1954 with the Supreme Court ruling that outlawed segregation in education. Many of the schools were abandoned or demolished and their invaluable contributions forgotten. There are an estimated 800 schools still standing around the country.
Despite their critical role in the education of a large portion of the southern population, Rosenwald Schools are a largely unfamiliar component of the educational history of the United States. As a consequence, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) named Rosenwald Schools to its 2002 list of Most Endangered sites. More recently, Rosenwald Schools were designated as one of the first thirty-two of the National Trust’s “National Treasures.” A result of the restructuring of the National Trust, the campaign will eventually establish a portfolio of 100 National Treasures to preserve and protect, with the direct assistance of local preservation partners such as Preservation Maryland.
Restored Ridgeley Rosenwald School
Of the more than 5,000 Rosenwald program buildings constructed, only 156 of the schools and ancillary structures were built in Maryland. However our state boasts a higher percentage than average of extant schools, with 53 currently surviving. Additionally, Maryland is one of the few states where a survey of the schools has been completed. A Multiple Property Documentation Form has been submitted with the expectation that Maryland’s Ridgeley Rosenwald School will be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Preservation Maryland has previously supported projects at this site, as well as the Galesville Rosenwald School in Anne Arundel County and Wicomico County’s San Domingo Rosenwald School. All three sites have been successfully restored and are in active use by the communities in which they are located. The Rosenwald School Initiative seeks to increase the number of schools across the state that will fall into this category. The goal is to raise public awareness about the schools and put as many as possible back into everyday use. Preservation Maryland intends to serve as a statewide online clearinghouse for information regarding the schools. We expect to partner with local and national preservation organizations to provide general information and training opportunities on preservation practices, organizational development and financial assistance to restore and adaptively re-use those schools that are currently vacant. We’ll also share success stories of those who have labored to save a treasured school.
In the coming months our website will be updated with useful links to pertinent sites related to Rosenwald Schools around the country and in our state. There will also be opportunities for interested parties to share information about the schools. I’ll keep you updated.
Marilyn Benaderet/Preservation Services Director
My Visit to Frederick
Posted by Preservation Maryland in Preservation Stories on February 15, 2013
This Tuesday I took my 
first trip into the field and headed to Frederick. The weather was so nice that I almost thought spring had arrived, but the snow the next day put those thoughts in check. My first stop was the Schifferstadt Architectural Museum which is just a few blocks outside of downtown on Rosemont Avenue. Louise Hayman, PM’s Development and Communications Director, and few current and past PM board members came along for the visit, and our tour guides included a museum docent and the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation administrator and board president.
When I walked into Schifferstadt, I felt as though I had stepped into a vernacular architecture teaching lab. Although the floor plan is not a standard layout I am familiar with, it was reminiscent of many of the late 18th century floor plans I have studied. Throughout the house are many pieces of decorative hardware including hinges that look like ram’s horns and another set that look like flowers. Many of the ceiling beams have decorative chamfers and some of the interiors walls are half timbered. 
The heating system in the house was the most remarkable thing to me. Located between two of the upstairs bedrooms is a five-plate stove which is original to the house. It is surprising to think that this stove survived in place for more than 250 years and for 200 of those years the house was occupied by various owners and tenants. The other neat feature of the house is its wishbone chimney. By directing the flues from the first floor stove, the two upstairs stoves and the main fireplace in the kitchen all into one chimney in the attic, the house builder created an open central hall on the inside and the look of a central chimney from the outside.
After visiting Schifferstadt, our group talked with a real estate agent who wants to educate other realtors about what they need to know when working with historic homes. More on this exciting education opportunity to follow.
Margaret, Education and Outreach Director
Advocacy Alert! General Assembly in Session
Posted by Preservation Maryland in Advocacy, Advocacy Alert, Funding Programs on January 22, 2013
On January 9, 2013, the 433rd session of the Maryland General Assembly convened. During this session the General Assembly will consider many issues including gun control, the death penalty, funding roads and mass transit, rebuilding Baltimore’s aging schools, and the construction of offshore wind turbines. The most immediate issue is passing a FY2014 budget which Governor O’Malley introduced on January 16. Included in the Department of Planning’s budget are three historic preservation programs which will need your action. Future Advocacy Alerts will provide dates and locations for hearings on these programs. Fact sheets which provide information on projects supported by each program and the amount we are asking to be appropriated are available on our advocacy resource page.
- Sustainable Communities Rehabilitation Tax Credit: $10 million (level funding from FY2013)
- Maryland Heritage Areas: $3 million (level funding from FY2013)
- African American Heritage Preservation Grant Program: $1 million (level funding from FY2012)
Take Action!
1) Identify your representatives in the Maryland General Assembly by clicking here.
2) Now that the Governor’s budget was released on January 16, please contact your state senator and delegates to encourage their support of the three programs above. Be sure to give them examples of museums, historic sites, and tax-credit projects in your district which have benefited or could benefit from these programs.
3) Use our fact sheets to familiarize yourself with the issues. Also, familiarize yourself with the legislative process and the way the General Assembly works. Our advocacy page has everything you need to begin supporting preservation legislation and budget issues in Maryland. Among the resources are a description of the legislative process, important dates to remember, and talking points on key preservation issues.
4) Join colleagues at the 38th Annual Maryland Preservation Awards hosted by the Maryland Historical Trust on January 31, 2013. The awards ceremony begins at 4:30 p.m. in the Governor Calvert Ballroom in the Governor Calvert House located at 58 State Circle, Annapolis. The event is free and open to the public, but advanced registration is required.
Your voice is crucial to funding these important programs. Thanks for your support!
Tyler Gearhart
How Important Are Year-end Gifts to Charities?
Has your mail just morphed from an avalanche of catalogs to solicitations from a mind-boggling
PM serves as a resource for the latest preservation techniques and regulations relating to their application.
number of worthy causes competing for your year-end charitable dollar? There are more than 20,000 non-profit institutions in Maryland alone, and it seems that nowadays every one of them is asking you to invest in their mission before the calendar is turned to the new year. No one has a crystal ball to predict what plunging over the “fiscal cliff” will feel like, or even if it will happen. But it does seem reasonable to assume that for many people, in 2013 the tax burden will increase, and the deductibility of philanthropic gifts will not.
Preservation Maryland is no exception. Our annual fund solicitation is underway. Here’s a sample of what a contribution to Preservation Maryland’s annual fund will help do:
• ensure that our historic resources have a voice in Annapolis when laws and regulations are being considered that affect their futures,
• continue providing educational tools and information to volunteer and professional preservationists through workshops, conferences, and tours
• sustain our Endangered Maryland program which raises awareness for our most threatened heritage properties and invites solutions to the threats they face
• perpetuate one of the only funding sources for local preservation projects
To donate on line, click here. Or, call us at 410-685-2886 to provide your credit card information. Checks may be mailed to our headquarters at 24 West Saratoga Street, Baltimore MD 21201. We’ll put your deductible-guaranteed gift to good use. Thank you for your support and, remember, the clock is ticking.
Louise Hayman
