Sparta Museum Project

Organization:

New River Community Partners

Amount:

$380,000.00

Program Area:

Open Grants Program

County of Applicant:

Alleghany

Year:

2004

Description:

The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to help fund the pre-development activities for the Sparta Museum, a structure that would permanently house the “world-class” Kamm Collection of more than 10,000 antique, artist-made and production teapots. The museum, located in Sparta, NC—at the midpoint of the Blue Ridge Parkway—will be the largest single investment ever made in downtown Sparta and a catalyst for revitalization of a town with manufacturing-job losses in excess of 1400 (25% of total jobs in Alleghany county) in the last three years.

Contact:

Mr. Ken McFadyen115 Atwood Street, Suite BSparta, North Carolina 28675(336) 372-8118

Areas Served:

Alleghany

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