Steel Yard gets $100K for windows restoration

PROVIDENCE – The Steel Yard on Dec. 15 announced a $100,000 grant from The Champlin Foundations for the restoration of the windows in the facility’s historic studios.

Occupying the former site of the Providence Steel and Iron Co., listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the gift represents the first step toward planned renovation and restoration of its 9,000-square-foot industrial arts studios.

With a $92,650 Cultural Facilities grant from the R.I. State Council on the Arts, the Steel Yard and KITE Architects are in the final phases of completing mechanical and architectural plans that will upgrade electrical and mechanical systems, add heat and improved ventilation, and design a new welcome center and gallery. •

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