The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation is proud to offer the 11 to Save Grant Fund, providing vital financial assistance to at-risk properties listed on our annual 11 to Save list.
The goal of this grant fund is to help kickstart preservation efforts and protect Florida’s endangered historic places for the future.
The 11 to Save Grant Fund supports initial preservation projects such as structural assessments, preservation planning, rehabilitation, and stabilization. This seed funding is designed to empower local communities, property owners, and stakeholders to take the first steps in preserving their historic sites.
Would you like to learn more about the 11 to Save program? Visit our 11 to Save webpage!
Noah’s Ark, one of the 2022 Florida’s 11 to Save, received an 11 to Save grant to recover and preserve historic documents associated with the steamboat.
The 11 to Save Grant Fund is a grant program that aims to tangibly support 11 to Save resources. Launched in 2022, it supports diverse resources such as a Julius Rosenwald School, a church and even a historic steamboat.
For more information on eligibility, required documentation and application procedures, please review our 11 to Save Grant Fund FAQ!
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Larry Crumbie or call 850-224-8128.
The 11 to Save Grant Fund is only made possible through the generous donations of preservationists like you.
Donate today or gift a set of 11 to Save note cards to your friends and family!
All proceeds directly support the 11 to Save Grant Fund and 11 to Save resources.
“This award will help the church address an urgent need to mitigate water damage until a complete roof replacement can be done based on future funding.”
– Mount Olive AME Church
Take a look at the projects the 11 to Save Grant Fund has helped support since its inception in 2022:
Completed in 1930, the Okahumpka Rosenwald School is one of the few surviving structures remaining in nearly original form built through the Rosenwald Fund. The 11 to Save grant fund will help Okahumpka Community Club to create educational and historical displays and programming for the restored historic school, in order to raise community awareness about the school’s historic significance.
Built in 1930, this historic steamboat represents an era when Putnam County was still the maritime hub of the South, one of the main cypress suppliers in the country and a great tourist attraction. Funds will be used to purchase all the ship’s logs, other historical documentation and artifacts.
Founded in 1887, the Mount Olive AME Church was built in 1922 and was one of the most significant projects designed by Richard Lewis Brown, the first Black Architect in Jacksonville, Florida. The church embodies a rich cultural and historical legacy from reconstruction through segregation and is associated with Civil Rights leader Asa Philip Randolph and African American Insurance Company founder Abraham Lincoln.
Mount Olive AME utilized the grant for emergency repairs to its roof, which had deteriorated significantly.
Green Gables is a historic 19th-century home located along the Indian River in Melbourne, Florida. Built in 1896 by William and Nora Wells, the home reflects the Queen Anne style and stands as a symbol of the area’s early development. Today, Green Gables is preserved by a nonprofit dedicated to protecting its legacy, educating the community, and ensuring its place as a cultural and historic landmark for future generations.
Green Gables utilized the grant to conduct site research and hire an engineering consultant to prepare the grounds for commercial zoning.
Built in 1892, was the first accredited African American high school in the state of Florida in 1925. In 1936, the original building was destroyed by fire, leaving its students to attend school in local churches until the current structure was erected in 1937. After schools integrated in 1971, the building closed and began to fall into disrepair, but by 1998 local preservationists stepped in to preserve Central Academy. In June of this year, nearly one hundred years after its accreditation, Central Academy unveiled a historic marker honoring this piece of Putnam County’s Black history.
Central Academy plans to use the grant money to repair a building on the property of Central Academy with the intention of opening an educational resource center for the community.
“This grant will help us set up part of our interpretive and historical displays inside the Okahumpka Rosenwald School once renovation is complete.”
– Okahumpka Community Club
“We are grateful for this award from the Florida Trust to help us take steps to demonstrably share history all along the St. Johns River from Sanford to Jacksonville.”
-Putnam Historical Society
