Longue Vue House and Gardens and Louisiana State University will receive preservation grants through the Save America’s Treasures program, according to the National Park Service.
In New Orleans, Longue Vue House and Gardens, one of only 53 National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana, was awarded $372,250 to preserve the masterful work of Ellen Biddle Shipman, a landscape architect and pioneer in her field. In Baton Rouge, LSU was awarded $220,871 to help preserve two ancient mounds that Native Americans constructed more than 6,000 years ago. The mounds remain sacred to tribal groups and are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
“Since 1999, the Save America’s Treasures program has provided over $405 million from the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) to more than 1,400 projects to provide preservation and conservation work on nationally significant collections, artifacts, structures, and sites,” according to a National Park Service press release. “Previous awards have gone toward restoring the Park Inn Hotel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; the USS Intrepid, an Essex Class carrier on display in Manhattan; and the Saturn V Launch Vehicle, a three-stage rocket designed for a lunar landing mission.”
The Historic Preservation Fund “supports a broad range of preservation projects without expending tax dollars,” as it is funded by “revenue from federal offshore oil and gas leases,” according to the National Park Service. “The intent behind the HPF is to mitigate the loss of nonrenewable resources through the preservation of other irreplaceable resources.”
To find out more about the Save America’s Treasures grant program and the other 57 recipients, click here.
To read Longue Vue’s press release, click here.
