2008-11-13
The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors formally adopted a resolution
supporting the grant application for the restoration of the Old Jail.
VDOT's Transportation
Enhancement Program has accepted the grant application and informed
the PDC that a decision on it will be announced in March of 2009.
2008-10-30
The PDC submitted the grant application to VDOT's Transportation
Enhancement Program in Richmond. The proposed budget for the restoration
of the Old Jail is $100,000. The grant application requests 80% of that
amount, with the other 20% being provided as a match by the Northumberland
County Historical Society through its own fundraising efforts. The grant
application received several letters of support. Among them: Senator
Richard Stuart's and Delegate
Albert Pollard's.
2008-10-16
The PDC is finalizing a grant application to request funds from VDOT's
Enhancement Program to complete the restoration of the Old Jail. The
application is due on 11/1/2008. In the meantime, lead-paint abatement
and removal work at the building is almost finished.
2008-08-08
The PDC met with Jane Towner, member of Northumberland County Historical
Society, to visit the old jail (built in 1844) and go over the details
of what's needed to renovate the structure.
A structural engineer has done a study and declared
the building solid and worthy of renovation.
A lead-paint evaluation has also been performed.
Although the Society has raised funds from private
donors, Northumberland County, and Eastern Virginia Bankshares, a grant
will be required to cover all the renovation costs. Take a virtual tour:
here
The Society's goal for the renovated building: To
be an Information Center running under their ERA (Education, Rehabilitation,
and Activities) Program, open on Saturdays for self-tours. The building
will house exhibits related to the history of the jail and of Heathsville's
Courthouse Square.