Landmarks Conservancy awards $260,000 church restoration grant.The Landmarks Conservancy announced $260,000 in grants from its $1 million Robert W. Wilson Sacred Sites Challenge for the restoration and repair of historic churches throughout New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State. Five churches in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. are to receive $135,000 of this, the third round of grants. As part of the matching grant matching grant Academia Non-peer-reviewed funding in which a commercial enterprise, foundation, or philanthropy, federal government, contributes a sum of money that 'matches' a financial contribution made by an institution, university or hospital. requirement, the institutions will raise an additional $25,000 to $35,000 each for the restoration work. Five churches in upstate are also receiving grants for significant restoration projects. "The Wilson grants enable us to contribute to major restoration projects on these extraordinary churches," said Peg Breen, president of the New York Landmarks Conservancy. "Mr. Wilson's generosity gives a huge boost to our efforts to save historic houses The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. List of historic houses is a link page for any stately home or historic house. of worship." The Robert W. Wilson Sacred Sites Challenge offers matching grants between $25,000 and $50,000 for churches in New York State. Wilson pledged the $1 million in 2001 for use over five years. In New York City, grants recipients include St. Ann's Church of Morrisania in the Bronx, which will get $30,000 for the restoration of its bell tower; Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava in New York, which will get $25,000 for slate roof restoration; The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, which will get $30,000 for the restoration of blue-stone triforium triforium (trīfôr`ēəm), in church architecture, an arcaded gallery above the arches of the nave. In the interiors of medieval churches each bay of the nave wall customarily had three divisions in its height—arcade, triforium, roofs; Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration Transfiguration, in the New Testament, manifestation wherein Jesus appeared "shining" before Peter, James, and John. The traditional explanation is that in it Jesus' divine glory shone in his earthly body. Mt. of Our Lord in Brooklyn, which will get $25,000 for copper dome and roof restoration; and Calvary Presbyterian Church Calvary Presbyterian Church (Calvary Church) is located in the Marquette University district of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. in Staten Island, which will get $25,000 for restoration of stained glass. New York's religious buildings represent some of our nation's most outstanding architecture. The majority, constructed between 1880 and 1930 to accommodate growing congregations, now house multiple community programs beyond regular worship services--soup kitchens, clothing closets, homeless shelters, senior citizen centers, music and drama activities. Despite their enormous artistic and social value, religious properties are threatened by years of deferred maintenance, rising operating costs, and development pressure. |
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