Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced 10 properties were awarded about $728,000 through the Historic Renovation Grant Program, including two buildings in Plymouth.
The program is designed to preserve and rehabilitate historic properties to further incentivize downtown economic development across Indiana.
Eligible properties for this grant program must be at least 50 years old and either listed on the register of Indiana historic sites and structures, be listed or eligible for listing to the National Register of Historic Places, or be listed as a contributing resource in a National Register District. Awarded properties will receive funding for the renovation and preservation of exterior features.
The Balcony Block Building in Plymouth at 113-115 North Michigan Street that is home to Wild Rose Moon and soon-to-be Aldridge Internal Medicine and Family Practice will see façade updates and a new roof. JGM Properties was awarded $45,162 toward the projects. The building is a contributing resource in the Plymouth Downtown National Register District.
From 2021 to 2022, the Historic Renovation Grant Program received more than 80 applications with requests totaling over $5 million. While applicants must provide at least a dollar-for-dollar cash match, the program continues to leverage significantly more than the State’s investment into these projects, resulting in a greater economic impact for awarded communities.
Applications were scored based on appropriate historical criteria, extensive support from local residents, and the economic impact the project would have on the greater community and the State of Indiana.
