Whiteside Theatre Receives Waterworks Grant
23 November 2009 | 2:09 pm

Preserving Oregon awarded the Whiteside Theatre Foundation $19,210 to partially fund the Waterworks project. Twelve other groups, including two other historic theaters, the Hollywood, Portland, and the Liberty, Astoria, also received funding.

The Heritage Programs Division, State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department earmarked $250,000 of Lottery funds for its Preserving Oregon Grant program for the 2009-11 Biennium. The grants support rehabilitation work for the preservation of historic resources listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Higher priority is given to properties that offer the greatest public benefit through visual access and interpretive and educational value. The maximum award limit is $20,000.

The Waterworks project will return the plumbing system of the Whiteside Theatre to a functioning condition. As one of four requirements of the Corvallis Building Department, Waterworks is a building code threshold that must be met before any cultural activity of any kind may occur in the historic theatre. The plumbing system and fixtures need to be upgraded and the failed sewer line, that closed the Whiteside in 2002, must be replaced. Estimated total cost of the Waterworks project is $48,432.

"The prestige of Preservation Oregon among the granting and donor communities will benefit us in the future, as we seek additional funding for The Whiteside Theatre and the Waterworks project in particular. This is a great step forward for us and our community," reported Louise-Annette Burgess, Chair, Whiteside Theatre Foundation.

For more information or to volunteer, visit WhitesideTheatre.org.

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