Preservation Maintenance Fund
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STRUCTURAL
Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
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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ROOFS & GUTTERS
Casey Farm
 An ambitious project that addresses roof, siding, windows, doors, and electrical issues at Casey Farm is well underway. Historic New England's property care team recently replaced the roof of the 1750 farm house.
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LANDSCAPE
Phillips House
 A new landscape plan for the Phillips House in Salem, Massachusetts, incorporates plants from the Phillips family gardens and provides recommendations for restoring the landscape to the early and mid-twentieth century, when the Phillips family lived in the house.
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DRAINAGE
Barrett House
 In anticipation of a drainage and barn stabilization project at Barrett House archaeologists are investigating the historic resources that might exist below the surface of the soil. The results will help guide the final placement of the new drainage system.
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WEATHERIZATION & ENERGY EFFICENCY
Lyman Estate
The conservation of the wooden windows at the Lyman Estate kicked off the slate of 2011 projects set to increase energy efficiency in the 1793 mansion. Improved energy efficiency does not necessarily require replacement of historic windows. While the sash are not quite a century old, they easily have more than another hundred years of life in them.
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CARPENTRY
Codman Estate
 The construction techniques used to build the 1908 Codman Estate woodshed present a unique challenge for Historic New England's carpentry crew, who documented recent repairs in a photo gallery.
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PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND
Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
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.
LEARN MORE ABOUT
THIS PROJECT
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We met the challenge
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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