National Park Service Awards $750,000 Paul Bruhn Grant for Historic Building Preservation in Wheeling, West Virginia
The National Park Service has awarded a $750,000 Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant to Wheeling Heritage, the preservation organization in Wheeling, West Virginia, to support the preservation and rehabilitation of historic buildings across the city. Wheeling, in Ohio County on the Ohio River, announced the award on November 9.
The funding supports Wheeling Heritage's Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program, established in 2021 to provide financial assistance for rehabilitation and restoration projects in the city. This is the third round of Paul Bruhn funding awarded to the organization. A new application process will open for selections, this time focusing on larger initiatives with weight given to exterior improvements, covering commercial, residential and mixed-use historic structures.
"Wheeling Heritage is grateful to the National Park Service for the confidence they have placed in us to administer a third round of funding," said Scott Schenerlein, director of Wheeling Heritage. "This funding will assist us in continuing to reinvigorate and give life to historic structures and elements that help us tell our city's important story."
Nationwide, the National Park Service awarded a total of $17.7 million in fiscal 2025 and 2026 Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants to 24 projects in 20 states, supporting the rehabilitation of historic properties and economic development in rural communities. The program is supported through the Historic Preservation Fund and administered by the National Park Service.
(Source: Wheeling Heritage)
Source: Wheeling Heritage
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