Neighbors Building Neighborhoods (NBN) received a Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant from the National Park Service, Department of the Interior to create the Muskogee Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program.
The purposes of the program are to
- Revitalize properties and preserve past investments in National Register Historic Districts in Muskogee,
- Conserve National Register historic structures for future generations,
- Increase the viability and livability of existing housing stock in the historic districts of Muskogee while preserving the history embodied in the historic homes, and
- Foster economic development in Muskogee through the rehabilitation of historic buildings.
MHRSP Subgrantee Portal:
Muskogee Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program – SUBGRANTEES AWARDED
Neighbors Building Neighborhoods, Inc. awarded 15 subgrants totaling $701,277 to residential and commercial property owners in the Kendall Place, Founders Place and Pre-Statehood Commercial historic districts.
Application Process:
Reference this FAQ Sheet for specifics on eligibility and preparing an application.
*To qualify for this subgrant, properties must be located in and listed as a contributing property identified within one of Muskogee’s historic commercial or residential districts on the National Register of Historic Places.
The primarily residential historic districts are Founders’ Place Historic District (NRIS: 10005081) and Kendall Place Historic District (NRIS: 05001418).
Muskogee’s historic commercial districts are the Bacone College Historic District (NRIS: 14001027), the Depot and Freight Historic District (NRIS: 06001114), and the Pre-Statehood Commercial District (NRIS: 83004210).
Click HERE for a list of eligible contributing properties within the districts.
The Muskogee Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program is open through the (MHRSP) Application Portal. Submission timeline is Friday, March 15th, 2024 to Friday, May 17, 2024. The Application Portal is currently CLOSED.
For more information or application questions please contact us at ratherton@nbn-nrc.org or by calling (918) 310-1132.
Eligible Applicant Resources:
Resources for Application Assistance List (added 03/29/2024)
MHRSP Application Workshop Slides (added 04/02/2024)
Local Resources:
City of Muskogee – Planning Department
City of Muskogee – Planning Department (Zoning & Permitting Resources)
Historic District Design Guidelines
Founders’ Place Historic District Pattern Guide
Helpful Resources:
Oklahoma’s National Register of Historic Places Search
Oklahoma Historical Society – Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office
Oklahoma Historical Society – Consultant List Search
National Park Service – The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation
National Park Service – National Register of Historic Places
News Articles & Notices:
NEWS ARTICLE December 14, 2024 – Muskogee Phoenix – ‘Historic homes, buildings get renovations’
PUBLIC NOTICE August 18, 21, 22, 2024 – Muskogee Phoenix – ‘Request For Quotation’
PUBLIC NOTICE March 14, 17, 19, 2024 – Muskogee Phoenix – ‘Eligible Property Notice/Public Information Meetings’
NEWS ARTICLE March 19, 2024 – Muskogee Phoenix – ‘Grants could help owners preserve historic properties’
NEWS RELEASE January 6, 2024 – Muskogee Phoenix – ‘City of Muskogee (Public Works) Ordinance Resolution No. 2971 to allow Neighbors Building Neighborhoods (NBN) to issue Certificates of Appropriateness (COA) on behalf of the Historic Preservation Commission for the Muskogee Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program’
NEWS RELEASE August 10, 2023 – National Park Service – ‘National Park Service awards over $9.6 million in grants to support preservation in rural communities’
NEWS RELEASE August 15, 2023 Muskogee Phoenix – ‘Program awards NBN with $750K grant’
The Muskogee Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program is being supported in part by the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
“This material was produced with assistance from the Historic Preservation Fund, administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior under Grant Number #P23AP01971-00. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s} and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.”