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Ximenez-Fatio House Museum awarded $173,544 grant

The Ximenez-Fatio House Museum has announced that it has been awarded a $173,544 Semiquincentennial Grant from the Historic Preservation Fund administers by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

“This generous grant from the NPS is essential to the completion of our two-year conservation/preservation campaign to have our museum in its best condition in time for the 2026 Semiquincentennial Celebration of the Declaration of Independence,” said Payson Tilden, executive director of the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum. “Our 226-year-old museum is one of only 31 remaining coquina and tabby structures in St. Augustine and we will be able to address the repair and restoration of many aspects of this remarkable building, showing visitors the craftsmanship needed to perform these very specific and unique processes which will preserve the building, its history, and its stories for many generations to come.”

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