Restoring Historic Heimbygda Lodge Exterior
The Heimbygda Lodge Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Bethlehem Lutheran Church Hall, a contributing structure to the Lanesboro Historic District. The Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge owns and operates this building to support Norwegian culture and encourages the community and others to use this historically significant building. The benefit to Lanesboro and the surrounding area is to utilize a valuable resource as it is noticeable on Lanesboro's main street.
The purpose is to increase the efficient use of the building by the Sons of Norway and the public, preserve the structure's beauty, and illustrate the building's historical significance. For this project, the goal is to preserve the building's exterior by removing the peeling paint and underlying dirt, repairing as necessary, and then applying fresh paint.
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$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money 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).
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Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org
Autumn Johnson ? Council Member, Chase Bakke ? Council Member