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The city of Brookport was awarded a $5000 for a charrette to address the preservation and
re-use of the Brookport #52 Lock and Dam. The charrette, held in mid January
2005, addressed the transfer of the property from the Army Corps of Engineers to
the city of Brookport and the economic development and tourism opportunities
that may benefit the city by maintaining the site as a public attraction.
(photos above) : Lock & Dam #52 brick lockkeeper’s houses and historic Irvin
Cobb Bridge overlooking the Ohio River, Brookport.
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Incentives
Structures/Sites Eligibility
(1) Eligible beneficiaries of
Preservation Heritage Fund grants and/or loans are significant structures or
sites in Illinois that are under threat of demolition, imminent deterioration,
or are of such architectural importance that their preservation will benefit the
public and Illinois community.
(2) Structures or sites on LPCI’s most
recent “Endangered List” or the “Chicagoland Watch List” are presumed to be
Eligible Structures.
Applicants Eligibility
(1) Applicants must be not-for-profit
organizations or governmental bodies. LPCI, in exceptional circumstances, can
determine other persons or organizations to be eligible applicants if it finds:
(a) There is no other practical means of
benefiting the Eligible Structure or Site but to grant and/or loan money to the
applicant;
(b) The public benefit of preserving the
Eligible Structure or Site substantially outweighs the benefits to the
applicant; and
(c) Every effort has been made to protect
the public benefit of the preservation grant and/or loan after it is made.
(2) Applicants must own the Eligible
Structure or Site, or have sufficient legal control of the Eligible Structure or
Site to permit the Eligible Project to be completed and protected as required by
LPCI.
(3) Applicants must possess the capacity
to manage the grant and/or loan funds prudently and have the expertise to
execute the Eligible Project in accordance with its approved conditions. An
applicant that lacks one or both of these attributes must submit to the
expertise of a pro bono Sponsor elected by LPCI if, in its sole discretion, it
offers to provide it.
(4)
Applicants must agree to seek preservation protection for the Eligible Structure
or Site from local, state, or national preservation organizations if not already
protected. In certain circumstances, LPCI may require that the Applicant also
agree to grant an easement to LPCI to whatever extent LPCI considers appropriate
or, if the applicant is not the owner of the Eligible Structure or Site, seek
such an easement from the owner.
(5) A follow-up report of the project is
required to be submitted to LPCI within a determined time period.
Projects
(1) A project must benefit one or more
specifically identified Eligible Structures or Sites and one or more
specifically identified preservation issues. Projects relating to Eligible
Structures or Sites on the most recent LPCI “Endangered List” and the
“Chicagoland Watch List” will be given priority consideration.
(2) A project must be for the purpose of
preserving (rehabilitation, restoration, adaptive reuse) all or part of an
Eligible Structure or Site. Ordinary expenses of owning or maintaining an
Eligible Structure or Site will not be considered preservation expenses.
(3) A project must comply, where
applicable, with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standard for Rehabilitation,
Restoration, or Adaptive Reuse. LPCI may ask the applicant for an affidavit of
compliance with these standards as a condition of making a grant and/or loan.
(4)
A project may include one or more of the following services provided each
service can satisfy the project conditions described above:
(a) Engineering, architectural, and
feasibility studies
(b) Stabilization
(c) Legal services
(d) Surveys and National Register
Nominations
(e) Preservation ordinance support
(5) A project may not include services
that have been completed at the time a grant and/or loan is requested.
Size of Grants
(1) The size of the grant will be
determined by the need of the Eligible Applicant and will be awarded on a
matching basis.
(2) A match may be a direct dollar amount or, using volunteer labor
or services, equal the value of the grant.
How to Apply
(1) A completed application must include:
(a) The Preservation Heritage Fund
application form
(b) 35mm slides or color prints of the
Eligible Structure and/or Site
(c) A clear description of the threat to
the building(s) or district, and a
proposed plan of action.
(d) The application must specify the
amount of money needed for the project.
(e) The applicant must provide
documentation from the IRS of its not-for-profit
status and the Bylaws of the
organization.
(2) Applications which do not include
these items will not be considered complete.
Review of Applications
(1) LPCI Preservation Heritage Fund
Grants are awarded on an ongoing basis at the monthly meeting of the Executive
Committee.
(2) Applications will be judged on the
importance of the Eligible Structure and/or Site, the nature and degree of the
threat of demolition, the quality of the applicant organization, and the quality
of the proposed plan of action.
(3) LPCI has a limited amount of grant
money available each fiscal year. Some worthwhile and eligible projects may not
be awarded grants due to limited funds but may be considered in the following
year.
Contact
Suzanne Germann
Preservation Fund and Easement
Coordinator
(312) 922-1742 extension 225
germanns@lpci.org
Application
The LPCI "Preservation Heritage Fund
Grant Application" is available in Adobe Reader PDF format. To view left click
the application link below or right click the link to save on your computer.
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