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VIRGINIA CITY SCHOOLHOUSE - 313 East Idaho Street, Virginia City
Notice Of Public Comment—Montana State Historic Office (SHPO) Grant
The Montana State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) invites public comment related to a proposed SHPO Grant for the Virginia City Schoolhouse Virginia City Schoolhouse Drainage Install, Gutter Install, and Masonry Repair Project. The Virginia City Schoolhouse is located at 313 East Idaho Street in Virginia City, Madison County, MT (Section 23, Range 3W, Township 6S, Virginia City Original Townsite, Block 188, Lot 4-9). The grant would assist in rehabilitating the historic building’s physical features and restoring the building to usable conditions. A draft environmental checklist is available upon request and online at https://mhs.mt.gov/shpo/news. Interested public is invited to register on the same page for the online meeting to be held on May 21, 2025, and/or to submit public comment between April 21, 2025 and May 21, 2025 by emailing SHPOGrant@mt.gov or sending written comments to Montana SHPO, 225 North Roberts St, Helena, MT 59620. Comments must be submitted to the Montana SHPO no later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday, May 21.
Scope of Work
The 1876 Virginia City Schoolhouse with its 1910 addition is a two-story, unreinforced masonry that Madison County leases to the VC Schoolhouse Foundation, an arts organization. The organization wishes to preserve the schoolhouse, take ownership of it, and program arts activities in it.
Madison County proposes the following scope of work: 1) install a drainage system at the foundation; 2) install gutters at the roof eaves; 3) repair brick at the south and west elevations; and 4) improve site drainage.
Award
$40,000
Public meeting: May 21, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
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Documentation for Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) review
Posted on April 18, 2025
STATE BANK OF TERRY, 1906 WING - 101 South Logan Avenue, Terry
Notice of Public Comment—Montana State Historic Office (SHPO) Grant
The Montana State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) invites public comment related to a proposed SHPO Grant for the State Bank of Terry Foundation and Masonry Repair Project. The historic Bank of Terry is located at 101 Logan Avenue South, Terry, MT (TERRY ORIGINAL TOWNSITE, S16, T12 N, R51 E, BLOCK 040, Lot 007, 41 LOT 7AP OF COS #41 MUSEUM). The grant would assist in rehabilitating the historic building’s physical features and restoring the building to usable conditions. A draft environmental checklist is available upon request and online at https://mhs.mt.gov/shpo/news. Interested public is invited to register on the same page for the online meeting to be held on May 21, 2025, and/or to submit public comment between April 21, 2025 and May 21, 2025 by emailing SHPOGrant@mt.gov or sending written comments to Montana SHPO, 225 North Roberts St, Helena, MT 59620. Comments must be submitted to the Montana SHPO no later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday, May 21.
Scope of Work
The 1906 State Bank of Terry is the bank’s original single-story wing built of unreinforced masonry; it is the subject of this grant. The bank added a larger, adjacent brick addition in 1916. Prairie County owns and Prairie County Museum manages both wings. The 1906 wing requires the following scope of work for accessibility, safety, functionality, and longevity: 1) foundation stabilization, 2) drainage system installation, 3) masonry repair, 4) plaster repair, 5) window repair, 6) and electrical upgrade.
Award
$55,000
Public meeting: May 21, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
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Documentation for Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) review
Posted on April 18, 2025
DAYTON STATE BANK - 43545 C Street, Dayton
Notice of Public Comment—Montana State Historic Office (SHPO) Grant
The Montana State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) invites public comment related to a proposed SHPO Grant for the Dayton State Bank Roof and Floor Replacement Project. The Dayton State Bank is located at 43545 C Street in Dayton, Lake County, MT (DAYTON ORIGINAL TOWNSITE, S03, T24 N, R21 W, BLOCK 015, Lot 6, COS 6692). The grant would assist in rehabilitating the historic building’s physical features and restoring the building to usable conditions. A draft environmental checklist is available upon request and online at https://mhs.mt.gov/shpo/news. Interested public is invited to register on the same page for the online meeting to be held on May 21, 2025, and/or to submit public comment between April 21, 2025 and May 21, 2025 by emailing SHPOGrant@mt.gov or sending written comments to Montana SHPO, 225 North Roberts St, Helena, MT 59620. Comments must be submitted to the Montana SHPO no later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday, May 21.
Scope of Work
The privately-owned, 1913 Dayton State Bank is a rare example of Egyptian Revival architecture in Montana. It has cast-in-place concrete walls and pillars, wood floor and roof assemblies, and brake-formed sheet metal entablature capping its storefront.
Work includes: 1) new oak flooring; and 2) a new roof membrane.
Award
$20,000
Public meeting: May 21, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
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Documentation for Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) review
Posted on April 18, 2025
WESTERN CLAY MANUFACTURING TILE PLANT - 2915 Country Club Road, Helena
Notice of Public Comment—Montana State Historic Office (SHPO) Grant
The Montana State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) invites public comment related to a proposed SHPO Grant for the Archie Bray Tile Plant Structural Stabilization Project. The Tile Plant is located on the Archie Bray Foundation campus at 2915 Country Club Avenue in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana (S23, T10 N, R04 W, M&B TRACT PER BK.243-PG.200, IN NW4NW4). The grant would assist in rehabilitating the historic building’s physical features and restoring the building to usable conditions. A draft environmental checklist is available upon request and online at https://mhs.mt.gov/shpo/news. Interested public is invited to register on the same page for the online meeting to be held on May 21, 2025, and/or to submit public comment between April 21, 2025 and May 21, 2025 by emailing SHPOGrant@mt.gov or sending written comments to Montana SHPO, 225 North Roberts St, Helena, MT 59620. Comments must be submitted to the Montana SHPO no later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday, May 21.
Scope of Work
Western Clay established its operation the 1860s and became a leading brick and tile producer until its closing in the early 1950s. The Archie Bray Foundation, dedicated to ceramic arts first occupied the property in 1951. The organization wishes to stabilize the tile plant as phase 1 of a redevelopment plan. The scope of work includes: 1) bracing and capping the brick walls; 2) shoring up failing beams, columns, joists, and rafters; 3) sheathing and re-roofing; and 4) sealing exposed wood elements.
Award
$41,720
Public meeting: May 21, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
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Documentation for Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) review
Posted on April 18, 2025
