Salisbury House Foundation has been awarded a Historic Site Preservation Grant of $100,000. The grant will be applied to Salisbury House & Garden’s $296,675 Interior Surfaces Preservation and Waterproofing project. The project includes wood floor refinishing, plaster repair, and finishing of plastered walls, as well as cleaning and repair of wall and floor stone surfaces. The grant requires that Salisbury House & Gardens provide a matching $100,000 by July 2011. This Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs grant was administered by the State Historical Society of Iowa. “We are delighted to receive this grant,” said Mike Simonson, president of Salisbury House Foundation Board of Directors. “It will play an extremely important role in ensuring that restoration moves ahead, expanding what visitors experience here,” he added. Restoration of Salisbury House & Gardens began with a 1998 Master Plan for complete restoration. In the decade following, the House’s roof was restored and the former garage area was renovated to become a new Visitors Center. As funding was secured, the Plan moved ahead with extensive replacement of mechanical and security systems, installation of air conditioning and security and fire suppression systems. Wood restoration of centuries-old flooring and wall paneling begun in 2006 was completed in three second-floor rooms in June, 2008, through grants from the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation and the Principal Foundation.
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