St. Charles receives more than $8,000 in grants for historic preservation projects

The city of St. Charles will receive over $8,000 in grant funding for historic preservation projects through the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Fund, State Sen. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, recently announced.

“Families in the 25th District have long been able to enjoy the rich history throughout the district, especially in St. Charles,” Villa said in a news release from her office. “I’m eager to see the results of the architectural survey, and I hope we can add another historic district to our community.”

More than $131,400 in certified local government grants will be distributed throughout Illinois for nine historic preservation projects that focus on surveys, public education, planning and nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, the release stated.

St. Charles was awarded $8,262 in federal historic preservation funds and the city of St. Charles will match $3,057 of that funding to conduct an intensive architectural survey in the Pottawatomie neighborhood. The survey will identify and document the history and character of structures in the neighborhood for the potential establishment of a fourth historic district in the community.