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City seeks $300,000 in CPA funds to repair Old First Church facade in Court Square
Summary
City facilities requested $300,000 from CPA funds to patch, stabilize and repaint wooden facade elements of Old First Church (50 Elm Street), supplementing $1.7 million the city is investing in envelope stabilization and $50,000 from the Community Foundation; a ULI technical assistance panel is scheduled to examine reuse of Court Square assets.
Latoya Smith, speaking for the City of Springfield’s facilities department, asked the Community Preservation Committee for $300,000 to repair the exterior of Old First Church at 50 Elm Street, a National Register–listed meeting house built in 1819.
Latoya said the city already identified $1.7 million for envelope stabilization and that the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts contributed $50,000; the requested…
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