For release: June 26, 2002
Contact: Jeff Mammenga, 773-6000

Janklow awards 22 grants through Deadwood Fund program

PIERRE—Twenty-two historic preservation projects in 16 South Dakota cities have received matching grants from the South Dakota State Historical Society, Gov. Bill Janklow announced today.

The grants, totaling $229,065, are awarded through the State Historical Society’s Deadwood Fund grant program, managed by the State Historic Preservation Office.

"The grant program is designed to encourage large-scale restoration or rehabilitation of historic properties," Janklow said. "These grants will help ensure that the irreplaceable history of these structures is kept alive."

Each grant is matched with funding from private and other sources for the restoration project.

Funding for the program is from Deadwood gaming revenue earmarked by state law for historic preservation projects throughout the state. In six years, the program has provided grants totaling $793,500.

The following projects, by city, grant amount and purpose, received awards:

• Aberdeen – Dakota Prairie Museum, $25,000, for window and façade restoration;
• Colton – Tolefson Barn, $10,000, for restoration of this Gothic Arch barn;
• Dell Rapids – Dell Rapids Museum, $6,100, for elevating the rear of the building, a final step in the restoration of the building;
• Gann Valley – Buffalo County Courthouse, $4,350, for restoring one of the last remaining wooden courthouses in South Dakota;
• Gettysburg – Stocker Blacksmith Shop, $5,850, for restoring the building to allow for the interpretation of blacksmithing;
• Hitchcock – Homestead Acres, $5,000, for restoration of an historic barn that is still maintained and used;
• Hot Springs – Bodega Building, $10,000, for returning this vacant sandstone building to use; and the Petty Mansion, $10,000, for restoring one of the city’s most significant National Register-listed homes;
• Kranzburg – Kranzburg School District #5, $3,565, for restoring the building now used as the town hall;
• Lake City – Fort Sisseton, $10,000, for repairing ductwork in the hospital and doctors quarters;
• Lead – Central School, $20,000, for converting the building into condominiums; and Glover House, $10,000, for continuing the restoration of one of the most significant houses in Lead;
• Mitchell – Hughes Science Hall, $4,000, and Prather Hall, $3,500, for restoring the historic character of the Dakota Wesleyan University campus;
• Pierre – Mundt Building, $10,000, for rehabilitation that will return a vacant building to use; Walter Rowe House, $10,000, for restoring a highly significant and visible historic house; and Grand Opera House, $10,000, for restoring the building used by the local theater group;
• Rapid City – Firehouse Building, $7,250, for a restoration that will greatly enhance the downtown historic district;
• Redfield – Redfield Library, $14,450, for restoration of an historic Carnegie Library still used as the public library;
• Sioux Falls – Augustana College Administration Building, $20,000, rear elevation work will complement the restoration of the façade occurring this year; and State Theater, $20,000, for developing a plan that will provide the basis for future restoration work;
• Spearfish – Lausser Barn, $10,000, for stabilization of the barn.

A division of the state Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, other program areas of the State Historical Society are the museum, archives, research and publishing, and archaeology. For more information on the Deadwood Fund grant program, contact the State Historic Preservation Office at 900 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501-2217; telephone (605) 773-3458; web site www.sdhistory.org/histpres.htm

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