SENATOR WOZNIAK ANNOUNCES HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT FOR ST. MARK'S

            HARRISBURG, October 19, 2004 – State Sen. John N. Wozniak announced today that St. Mark’s Episcopal Church of Johnstown will begin another phase of revitalization, with the help of the Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Program.

“St. Mark’s has been a staple of the Johnstown community for more than a century,” said Wozniak (D-Cambria/ Clinton/ Centre/ Clearfield/ Somerset). “This grant of $82,800 will help the church to reconstruct a bell tower that had been removed during another renovation project in the early 1960s.”

Matching private funds will be used to replace the church roof, repair gutters and stonewalls, and repaint the building’s façade.

“After the 1889 Johnstown Flood, St. Mark’s was part of the city’s massive rebuilding effort,” Wozniak added. “I am proud to have played a part in securing grant funds for this current project, because the work will ensure that St. Mark’s is part of the Johnstown community for generations to come.”

The Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Program, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), provides grant funding to preserve and restore historic properties throughout the Commonwealth. For the 2004-2005 fiscal year, PHMC has awarded 32 grants for a total of $2.07 million.

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