Phase 1 Restoration of Hofmann Apiaries Honey House and Wax Shed

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$163,700
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Waseca County Historical Society
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2018
End Date
February 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Statewide
Statewide
Project Details

To hire qualified professionals to replace the roof and restore the honey house and wax shed at the Hofmann Apiaries, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs
Appropriation Language

$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$163,700
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,687
Direct expenses
$165,387
Administration costs
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org

Measurable Outcome(s)

Phase I Short Term goal:
Getting the award, project personnel hired and bees back on the property was fulfilled.
Intermediate Term goal:
Phase I Work completed; however, Phase II has not been funded.
Long Term goal:
Programming will be offered but the Honey House remaining windows, stone foundation and asbestos siding removal will be completed when
funded.

Source of Additional Funds

Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org

Recipient Board Members
Waseca County Historical Society Board of Directors 2018
Diane Beckmann, Dave Dunn, Linda Grant, Dawn Halgren,Judy Joecks, Gregg Johnson, Dave Zika, Al Rose, Audrey Weiske,Marty Buum, Dale Groskreutz, Karl Jones, Virginia McCarthy,Ivan Maas, Jim King.
Hofmann Apiaires Advisory Board 2016
Newell Searle, Boyd Fuller, Jergen Peters,Colleen Carlson, Brad Carlson,Gregg Johnson, Jim Jewison.
Project Manager
First Name
Joan
Last Name
Mooney
Organization Name
Waseca County Historical Society
Street Address
PO Box 314
City
Waseca
State
MN
Zip Code
56093
Phone
(507) 835-7700
Email
program@historical.waseca.mn.us
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000