KFDA Awarded $146,000 grant for IOOF Building upper window replacement

The Klamath Falls Downtown Association has been awarded an Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant of $147,000 to replace the upper windows of the IOOF Building (Image: Google)

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath Falls Downtown Association (KFDA), has announced that they have been awarded an Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant totaling $147,000.

This grant will help fund the restoration and replacement of upper-level windows in the IOOF Building at 436 Main St. Window restoration and replacement in historic buildings is important to maintain the integrity of the building and ensure that future adaptive reuse is possible. The upper levels of this prominent building downtown hold the potential for beautiful loft apartments, much-needed event space, office space, or other inspiring uses.

The KFDA, with help from the Oregon Main Street program, has been working to educate downtown building owners and city staff on the benefits of historic preservation.

“When the city developed its Downtown Strategic Plan in 2017, it was evident that the community felt preserving our amazing building stock was a high priority,” said the KFDA in a press release. “This knowledge has inspired us to include this as a priority in our own strategic plan and was the bases for this grant application.”

The KFDA would like to thank the owner of the building, Dan Kline, for his assistance in making this project happen.

The grant program was created during the 2015 legislative session, and placed with the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. The legislation established a permanent fund for the Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant and provided an initial infusion of funds from the sale of lottery bonds.

The funds must be used to award grants to participating Oregon Main Street Network organizations to facilitate community revitalization. These projects are chosen based on the ability to stimulate private investment and local economic development, and what best fits within the communities long-range plan for downtown vitality.

In this cycle, 27 grants were awarded for a total of approximately $5,000,000.