Each year since 2001, MPA calls attention to exceptional places in Montana’s history that are threatened with serious preservation challenges. Our experienced preservation professionals hope to collaborate with communities to chart a new course and breathe new life into these cherished Montana places. This year, three specific properties and one thematic group of resources are included: the Story Mill Complex in Bozeman, Chief Cliff in Elmo, Boston & Montana/Anaconda Company Barn in Great Falls, and Montana’s Endangered Historic Schools, statewide. Click on the images for more details.
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Historic Schools, statewide |
Story Mill, Bozeman |
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Chief Cliff, Flathead Reservation, Elmo |
Boston & Montana/Anaconda Company Barn, Great Falls |
Titans of Industry
Four Historic Industrial Properties Recieve $$65,000
With the generous support of the JM Kaplan fund, MPA has the great pleasure to grant a total of $65,000 to industrial architecture preservation projects in Montana. We received many very strong applications requesting a total of $190,000. After careful and sometimes agonizing deliberation, four projects rose to the top, representing some of the most iconic structures on the landscape. Click on the images for more details.
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Twin Silos, Broadwater County |
Ceretana Grain Elevator, Missoula |
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Green Meadow Ranch, Helena |
Archie Bray Foundation Beehive Kilns, Helena |
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Montana Main Street Partners with MPA
MPA is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with the Montana Department of Commerce’s Main Street program. Click here for more on the story.
Stevensville Main Street News
$500,000 Grant to Improve Safety
Congratulations to the Stevensville Main Street Association (SMSA) for developing design improvements for Stevensville’s Main Street and securing $432,900 in Community Transportation Enhancement Program (CTEP) funds to carry it forward. Click here for more on the story.
Stimulus Funds Awarded to 56
Historic Properties
Fifty six historic Montana buildings made the top of the list to receive a grand total of $3.5 million in historic preservation grant funds authorized under the 2009 Montana Legislature’s House Bill 645, which allocated federal Reinvestment and Recovery Act funds. All across the state, these funds will help stabilize, restore, and rehabilitate a vast array of buildings from schools and courthouses, to theaters, museums, mine buildings, university halls, foundries and more. Click on the image to see the full list of grant recipients.
Thank You So Much!
Many thanks to all who make it possible for us to continue our work to save Montana's historic places, traditional landscapes, and cultural heritage. Your contributions help keep Montana culture and heritage alive!
