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City, Historic Foundation earn grants for Depot, Natchez Institute buildings – Mississippi’s Best Community Newspaper
Metropolis, Historic Basis earn grants for Depot, Natchez Institute buildings
Revealed 3:24 pm Friday, January 20, 2023
- The previous depot on Broadway Road. (File photograph)
NATCHEZ — Metropolis of Natchez officers as we speak be taught the town’s Historic Depot on the Bluff is the recipient of a 2023 Neighborhood Heritage Preservation Grant from the Mississippi Division of Archives and Historical past.
The grant, within the quantity of $143,750 will go towards the restoration of the depot.
“I don’t have all of the numbers in entrance of me, however that’s sufficient to make important progress on the outside restoration and transfer towards growing the restrooms and a customer info middle on the inside,” mentioned Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson. “That can put a major dent within the effort to maneuver ahead with growing the Depot right into a customer info middle,” he mentioned.
For a time, the Depot was leased to a personal enterprise, which aimed toward growing a advantageous eating restaurant there, however these plans fell via.
The Buddies of the Riverfront grasp plan, which has been adopted by the town, initially referred to as for the Depot to be developed right into a customer middle to assist vacationers.
The Historic Natchez Basis additionally acquired a 2023 Neighborhood Heritage Preservation Grant from the MDAH within the quantity of $300,000, which is able to go towards the continued restoration of the Natchez Institute constructing, its headquarters.
The grant funds shall be used to revive the home windows within the constructing, Carter Burns, government director of the Historic Natchez Basis mentioned.
“We’re thrilled to be awarded this grant cash, which is able to go towards persevering with the outside renovations and permit us to maneuver ahead with our plan to create a museum of Natchez historical past,” Burns mentioned.
Gibson and Burns thanked the MDAH for its work in serving to guarantee historic preservation in Mississippi.
“We give due to Katie Blount and our state legislators, who fund these grants yearly. They imply a lot for our state, our neighborhood and historic preservation,” Gibson mentioned.