"Money from the Kinsman Foundation's Historic Preservation Grant, the Oregon Cultural Trust's Cultural Development Grant and Oregon Community Foundation's Community Grant will pay to repair original trim and tilework and paint the Grecian Deco-inspired ballroom. The dance space takes up the entire second floor of the 9,000-square-foot building. It was the first building rebuilt after a fire in 1922 destroyed much of the town."
""It was really the Kinsman Foundation preservation grant that got this ball rolling," said West. "They were the first, over a year ago, to say, 'Here is money for your project,' which I couldn't believe. Foundations rarely like to be the only contributor to a project; Kinsman took a risk." The $25,000 grant required West to secure a matching grant, which came from the Oregon Cultural Trust with a third, for $40,000, following from the Oregon Community Foundation."
""We really needed all three of those pieces to make this project happen in a way that would honor the ballroom's historic integrity," West said. "The fact that these foundations supported our project tells me that they care about small towns in rural areas - the art we produce in Astoria is hugely important to our community and it means a lot to me that they recognized that.""
Three grants totaling $90,000 will fund restoration of the Odd Fellows Building's 4,000-square-foot Grecian Deco ballroom. The Kinsman Foundation provided $25,000 conditional on a matching grant, the Oregon Cultural Trust supplied the match, and the Oregon Community Foundation contributed $40,000. Restoration will repair original trim and tilework and repaint the ballroom, which occupies the building's entire second floor. The 1923 building was the first rebuilt after a 1922 fire and suffered considerable water damage when a portion of its roof was lost in the Great Coastal Gale of 2007. Work is expected to begin in February and continue through March.
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