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MHAA Grants

The Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) (under “heritage areas”) has awarded the Four Rivers Heritage Area and its partners more than $1.9 million in capital and non-capital matching grants, including support for the following projects:

  • Development of the Annapolis Maritime Museum’s “Oysters on the Half Shell” Exhibition
  • Repair and painting of damaged wood at Historic Annapolis Foundation’s William Paca House
  • Development of an eight-minute video for visitor orientation at the new Visitors Center at Historic London Town and Gardens
  • Preservation and renovation of Annapolis Maritime Museum's McNasby’s Building;
  • Development and implementation of an interpretive plan for Maynard-Burgess House in Annapolis;
  • Restoration of the Southgate Memorial Fountain in Annapolis;
  • Reconstruction of a carpenter’s shop using traditional building methods at Historic London Town & Gardens;
  • Expansion of the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitor’s Bureau on West Street;
  • Planning for the 300th anniversary celebration of the charter of the city of Annapolis in 2008;
  • Development of a children’s audio tour of the Annapolis historic district by the Historic Annapolis Foundation;
  • Restoration and rehabilitation of the historic gardens at Historic Annapolis Foundation’s William Paca House;
  • Construction of a visitor orientation center at Historic London Town & Gardens;
  • Creation of community education materials for Shade Side Rural Heritage Society;
  • Design for interpretive exhibits at the Galesville Heritage Museum;
  • Installation of new restrooms in the visitors' center of Historic London Town & Gardens;
  • Research for resource inventory about slavery in the heritage area, along with an innovative “Slavery Roundtable”  by the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation;
  • Building renovations for Historic Annapolis Foundation’s HistoryQuest at the St. Clair Wright History Center;
  • Development of introductory video for HistoryQuest;
  • Development of audio tour of Historic London Town & Gardens;
  • Recontruction of  the 17th-century Lord Mayor’s Tenement at Historic London Town & Gardens;
  • Engineering and design study for renovation to historic structure of McNasby’s for the Annapolis Maritime Museum;
  • Analysis of Mayo Road/Londontown Road roadside/streetscape enhancements;
  • Development of  an African-American Experience exhibit and brochure for the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference & Visitors Bureau (AAACCVB);
  • Annual operating and program assistance to the Four Rivers Heritage Area;
  • Heritage area marketing to the AAACCVB;
  • Low-interest business loan to Discover Annapolis Tour for a new trolley.