PRESERVE HHA’s Community Historic Preservation Fund Focuses on Structures “in the Public Realm” The Trustees of HHA’s Community Historic Preservation Fund have overhauled the focus of the fund, allowing for more support for projects “in the public realm,” where needs
are greatest and where public benefit is maximized. Projects in the public realm include but are not limited to publicly-owned structures,
HHA’s Community Historic Preservation Fund The CHPF was established in 1996 as a permanent financial resource to assist HHA and the community at large in undertaking historic preservation projects, initiatives and advocacy efforts. The CHPF and its activities are managed by a Council of Trustees appointed by the HHA Board of Directors. David J. Morrison, Chairman Mary Beth Salazar Stringent, Treasurer Thomas Darr Matthew Krupp
Kevin Laudenslager Hava Lynn Pell James A. (Jeb) Stuart, III
monuments, and streetscape features such as landscape medians, sidewalk furniture and lighting. Also included are structures and amenities owned by non-profit organizations, including churches, which are open to the general public. “The CHPF can play an important role in helping to preserve these public assets, whose very existence helps to define our community and our perception of it,” said Jeb Stuart, a longtime member of the CHPF Council of Trustees. By design, HHA has placed few constraints on the overall function and role of the Community Historic Preservation Fund. “Community historic preservation is a very unpredictable business,” said Stuart, “We want to be able to use this money when and where it is most needed. At the moment, we see publicly-accessible structures and amenities as having the greatest need. Other funding sources are drying up.” Since its creation about 20 years ago, the CHPF has been used to fund legal expenses and other costs associated with historic preservation battles, to make grants to homeowners of historic properties, and to avert preservation emergencies. New grant application guidelines reflecting the new public focus have been published and are available on the Historic Harrisburg website at www.historicharrisburg.com or by contacting the HHA office at 717-233-4646. The deadline for submitting applications for 2014 funding is April 30.
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