Department of Historic Resources (www.dhr.virginia.gov) For Immediate Release Oct. 19, 2021
Contact: Blake McDonald, DHR Manager Architectural Survey & Cost Share Grants Program blake.mcdonald@dhr.virginia.gov 804-482-6086—Grants support projects in the counties of Fairfax and Fauquier; the towns of Ashland (Hanover Co.) and Wachapreague (Accomack Co.); and the City of Charlottesville—
RICHMOND – Virginia’s Department of Historic Resources (DHR) has awarded $53,500 in Cost Share Survey and Planning grants to fund preservation projects in five localities that will use those grants to leverage around $52,000 in matching funds. The projects entail surveying historic buildings, drafting nominations to list districts on the Virginia and National landmarks registers, identifying historic resources associated with African American communities, and documenting a significant Modernist landscape design. This year’s awards for the 2021-2022 funding cycle go to the counties of Fairfax ($9,650) and Fauquier ($18,000), the towns of Ashland ($7,500) and Wachapreague ($8,350), and the City of Charlottesville ($10,000). DHR anticipates that survey projects slated for these localities will result in new or updated information for hundreds of historic properties. Selected cost share projects must meet DHR's survey priorities such as updating older survey records, recording resources in under-surveyed parts of the state, and documenting places associated with Virginia’s diverse history. DHR awards cost share grants on a competitive basis and provides to recipients administrative services for each project selected, in addition to funding. The grant recipients—local governments and planning district commissions—must complete the projects by the end of June 2022. This year’s funded projects will support and enable—# # #
Programs
DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia