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Preservation Maintenance Fund

 


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PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND

Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm

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Historic New England recently completed repairs to the north chimney of the main house at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in Newbury, Massachusetts. The house is an unusual seventeenth century masonry structure with a cruciform plan and multiple stone and brick chimneys.

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The Preservation Maintenance Fund supports projects that contribute to the long-term sustainability of Historic New England's properties. Examples include reducing costs by installing efficient heating systems, replacing roofs with materials that will be good for twenty or more years, and resolving water penetration issues. Learn more about these projects in blog updates written by our staff experts.

The fund was launched when Historic New England secured the largest grant in its history, a total of $3 million over three years, to address preservation maintenance needs for our historic properties. An anonymous foundation approved $600,000 outright for 2009; $1.2 million for 2010, which we successfully matched with $600,000 raised elsewhere; and $1.2 million for 2011, which we successfully matched with $1.2 million raised elsewhere.

We believe in maintaining our historic sites to the highest standards. It is what you expect, what our preservation philosophy demands, and most importantly how we serve the public. The Preservation Maintenance Fund will continue to support this work for years to come.

 
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