The National Society Of The Colonial Dames Of America In The S

15.904 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AIDHISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PROTECTION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES BY SUCH MEANS AS EDUCATION, SURVEY, PLANNING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES LIKE GRANTS AND TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES. OPPORTUNITY P23AS00504 THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE PHYSICAL PRESERVATION OF A BROAD VARIETY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOUNDING OF AMERICA AS A NATION IN COMMEMORATION OF THE COUNTRY S SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL (250TH ANNIVERSARY). BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFITS. THESE GRANTS FUND PHYSICAL PRESERVATION FOR NATIONAL REGISTER LISTED CULTURAL RESOURCES RELATED TO THE FOUNDING OF THE NATION. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATES FOR REPAIRS TO THE COQUINA AND TABBY STRUCTURE OF THE XIMENEZ-FATIO HOUSE, IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FL.

THE XIMENEZ-FATIO HOUSE MUSEUM WILL CREATE A NEW COMPREHENSIVE MARKETING PLAN SO THE MUSEUM CAN EXECUTE MORE EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR RAISING AWARENESS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL EVALUATE CURRENT MARKETING EFFORTS, RESEARCH BEST PRACTICES, AND CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE MARKETING PLAN. THE RESULTING PLAN WILL HELP THE MUSEUM ATTRACT MORE DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE AUDIENCES WHILE INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE UNIQUE AND UNTOLD HISTORY OF ONE OF THE OLDEST HOUSES IN AMERICA.

THE XIMENEZ-FATIO HOUSE MUSEUM WILL PROFESSIONALLY REPAIR, CLEAN, AND RESTORE EIGHT HAND-WOVEN, HAND-DYED COVERLETS DATING FROM THE 1820'S-1840'S AND REFRAME NINE 19TH-CENTURY SAMPLERS AND EMBROIDERY WITH ACID-FREE PAPER BACKING AND UV GLASS FOR THE PROTECTION, CONSERVATION, AND PRESERVATION OF THESE ITEMS. THE RESULTS OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE COVERLETS THAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED, RESTORED, AND CLEANED, AS WELL AS PROTECTIVELY FRAMED SAMPLERS THAT CAN BE RESTORED FOR MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF ALL VISITORS. CONSERVING THESE PIECES OF THE COLLECTION IS PART OF A LARGER PRESERVATION PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN LAUNCHED TO CONSERVE AND PRESERVE THE MUSEUM COMPLEX IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2026 SESQUICENTENNIAL OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.