The grants offered through Hillsborough County’s Historic Preservation Challenge Grant program have been announced. Some historic projects in Tampa include giving a new life to an abandoned theater and social club, rescuing a Prohibition-era bootlegger bar, and converting a Masonic Lodge into a microbrewery. There are 18 projects that are scheduled to receive $1.5 million in grants this year to support historic preservation and heritage tourism.
Under the program, businesses and nonprofits can apply for grants of up to $250,000 with a minimum of one-to-one match. The money must rehabilitate historic properties or for projects that help build the heritage tourism industry. Since its inception in 2011, the HPCG program has awarded nearly $12 million for over 100 projects.
New projects
Here are the new historic projects in Tampa for 2022:
Sicilian Club
$224,028 awarded to Black Horse LLC for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the Sicilian Club at 2001 N. Howard Avenue.
Tampa Baseball Museum
$32,063 awarded to the Ybor City Museum Society for the development of three new museum exhibits at the Tampa Baseball Museum, at 2003 N. 19th Street.
Property on East 7th Avenue
$45,309 awarded to Domar Investors LLC for the repair and restoration of a support wall for the property at 1724-1730 E. 7th Avenue in the Ybor City National Historic Landmark District.
Property on Armenia Avenue
$82,900 awarded to Reaves & Tiozzo for the rehabilitation of the property at 2501 Armenia Avenue in the West Tampa National Register Historic District.
Historic Bungalow on East 2nd Avenue
$58,190 awarded to Laurie Rodriguez for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of a historic bungalow at 2208 E. 2nd Avenue in the Ybor City National Historic Landmark District.
Historic Church in Plant city
$80,153 awarded to First Presbyterian Church of Plant City for the rehabilitation of the historic church at 404 W. Reynolds St., Plant City in the Downtown Plant City Commercial National Register Historic District.
Old Masonic Lodge in Plant City
$96,742 awarded to 13 Shots LLC for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the old Masonic lodge at 304 Acacia Dr., Plant City.
Property on East 7th Avenue
$101,803 awarded to Mark S. Koert for the rehabilitation of the property at 408 E. 7th Avenue in the Tampa Heights National Register Historic District.
Continuing projects
Here are the continuing historic projects in Tampa for 2022:
Perfecto Garcia Cigar Facotry
$92,499 awarded to PGCF LLC for the continued rehabilitation of the Perfecto Garcia Cigar Factory at 2808 N. 16th St., Tampa, FL 33605, in the Ybor City National Register Historic District.
Sanchez y Hay Real Estate Building
$138,250 awarded to JC Newman Cigar Factory for the stabilization of the Sanchez y Hay Real Estate Building at 1601 E. Columbus Drive in the Ybor City National Register Historic District.
Historic church in Plant City
$82,960 awarded to First United Methodist Church of Plant City for the continued rehabilitation of the historic church at 303 N. Evers St., Plant City in the Downtown Plant City Commercial National Register Historic District.
Property on N. Central Avenue
$22,750 awarded to Heights 1 Group LLC for the rehabilitation of the properties at 6108 & 6116 N. Central Ave. and 407-411 E. Hanna Avenue in the Seminole Heights National Register Historic District.
The Cuban Club
$145,547 awarded to The Cuban Club Foundation Inc. the for the rehabilitation of the third-floor windows and the stabilization of Column 13 of the property at 2010 N. Avenida Republica de Cuba in the Ybor City National Landmark District.
North Building Rehabilitation
$71,861 awarded to CMJ Centro Ybor for Phase II of the North Building Rehabilitation at 1526-1536 E. 7th Avenue in the Ybor City National Historic Landmark District.
Property on East 7th Avenue
$71,861 awarded to East 7th Avenue LLC for Phase II of the rehabilitation of the property at 1514 E. 7th Avenue in the Ybor City Local Landmark Historic District.
Property on East 7th Avenue
$38,640 awarded to Ybor City Holdings LLC for the exterior restoration of the property at 2229 E. 7th Avenue in the Ybor City National Landmark District.
Centro Asturiano
$69,038 awarded to Centro Asturiano de Tampa for the tuckpointing and window replacement of the property at 1913 N. Nebraska Avenue.
Historic Carriage House
$45,406 awarded to Historical Seminole Heights LLC for the continued renovation of the historic carriage house at 5137 N. Florida Avenue in the Seminole Heights Historic District.
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