The City of Elgin is seeking applications for its Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant Program to provide residential property owners of structures in designated historic districts with reimbursement grants.
Donor Name: City of Elgin
State: Illinois
City: Elgin
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/31/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $20,000
Grant Duration: 18 months
Details:
The Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant Program provides residential property owners of structures in designated historic districts with reimbursement grants of up to $20,000 for the restoration of exterior architectural features.
The Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant Program is intended to emphasize the special architecture in Elgin’s historic districts and landmarks. The grants are for special work to highlight this uniqueness, not for compliance with the basic minimum property maintenance codes.
Grant Categories
- 50/50 Historic Architectural Grant Program
- 75/25 Historic Architectural Grant Program (available only to low- and moderate-income owners of historically designated property).
Funding Information
- 50 – 50 Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant
- Reimbursement – 50% up to $20,000 maximum
- Minimum total project cost to qualify – $5,000
- 75-25 Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant
- Low-Mod Income Qualification required
- Reimbursement – 75% up to $20,000 maximum
- Minimum total project cost to qualify – $2,500
Grant Duration
- Project completion time – 18 months
50 – 50 Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant
Properties must meet the following qualifications:
- The property must be a residential structure, 50 years or older, located within a historic district designated by City ordinance or a residential structure registered as an Elgin landmark by City ordinance.
- Elgin Historic Districts
- Elgin Historic District (Gifford Park)
- Spring-Douglas Historic District
- Elgin National Watch Historic District
- Cook/Lovell Area Historic District
- Elgin Bungalow Thematic Historic District
- Elgin City Landmarks
- Properties designated by the Elgin City Council
- Elgin Historic Districts
- The property must contain no more than four dwelling units.
- The property owner must be at least eighteen years of age.
75-25 Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant
Properties must meet the following qualifications:
- The property must be a residential structure, 50 years or older, located within a historic district designated by City ordinance or a residential structure registered as an Elgin landmark by City ordinance.
- Residential property owners within the following historic districts and landmarks are eligible to apply:
- Elgin Historic Districts
- Elgin Historic District (Gifford Park)
- Spring-Douglas Historic District
- Elgin National Watch Historic District
- C. Cook/Lovell Area Historic District
- Elgin Bungalow Thematic Historic District
- Elgin City Landmarks
- Properties designated by the Elgin City Council
- Elgin Historic Districts
- The property must contain no more than four dwelling units.
- The property owner must be at least eighteen years of age.
- The property must be owner occupied.
- The property owner must the current federal guidelines for low to moderate family income.
Eligible Projects
Proposed work to structure- the following categories are listed in order of funding priority.
- Complete reconstruction of missing features.
- (Example: Such as front/side porches, parade porches, towers, turrets and carriage houses based on original evidence and designs.)
- Removal of multiple non-original inappropriate features and restoring these with original details and materials on significant elevations.
- (Example: More than one of the following: Removal of non-original aluminum/vinyl siding to restore the original underlying cladding, while restoring any original window openings and ornamental features; opening an enclosed porch or replacement of concrete stoop/porch with original materials and detail; siding restoration with appropriate trim detailing; replacing inappropriate asphalt shingle with cedar, metal or tile; installation of half round gutters and round downspouts, installation of original material storm windows and screens; or replacing an exterior or storm door with one of the correct period and style design.)
- Removal of an individual non-original inappropriate features and restoring to original detail and material.
- (Example: Removal of vinyl or aluminum windows and replacement with wood windows.)
- Repairing/stabilizing deteriorated existing features and reusing existing architectural elements.
- (Example: Porch overhaul utilizing new structural lumber and decking but conserving column/posts, spindles/balusters, and brackets, using epoxy consolidates or other methods; window overhaul using epoxy consolidates or other methods.)
- Upgrade deteriorated materials with new appropriate materials.
- (Example: New wood windows, new wood door, roof upgrade to wood, slate, tile shingles as appropriate to the style of the house.)
- Restoration of original paint schemes to a style that is compatible with the style of the house.
For more information, visit City of Elgin.
