2025 Built Heritage Fund Grant Recipients

07 Aug 2025 12:11 PM By communications

The County Foundation is pleased to announce the 2025 Built Heritage Fund grant recipients, who gathered for photos at the Al Purdy-A-Frame on August 5, 2025.

The Built Heritage Fund was established after the Methodist Episcopal Church, a 135-year-old historical landmark on Picton’s Main Street, was demolished in 2010, which made a group of concerned citizens realize that without intervention many of these buildings could be lost to us – and future generations.

The purpose of the Built Heritage grants is to offer a specified amount of interim funding which will aid the preservation, protection, or restoration of a heritage structure within the geographic area of Prince Edward County deemed historically or culturally significant to the community. The Built Heritage Fund is supported by proceeds from the annual County Christmas House Tour. This July, the Built Heritage Fund also received a generous donation of $1,500 from the Prince Edward County branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO PEC).

Pictured: Marilyn Lauer & Marilyn Kennedy (Christmas House Tour Committee), Sarah Dearing (Al Purdy A-Frame Association), Barbara Sweet & Liz Zylstra (PEC Public Library), Gabriele Cole (Baxter Arts Centre), and Gillian Armstrong (The County Foundation) gathered at the iconic Al Purdy A-frame in Ameliasburgh.

2025 Grant Recipients:

Al Purdy A-frame Association: Received $4,500 for the Al Purdy A-frame Foundation Project: Phase II
Baxter Arts Centre: Received $5,000 for the Don Baxter Memorial Building Roof Replacement
PEC Library Bloomfield Branch: Received $4,500 for window restoration

“Four hundred people, from near and far, enjoyed the Prince Edward County Christmas House Tour a few months ago. The proceeds from ticket sales for the Tour went into the Built Heritage Fund (as they do each year) and by means of the BHF grants, a little bit of County history is maintained and preserved each year: this year, the Al Purdy A-frame, the Baxter Arts Centre and the PEC Public Library’s Bloomfield branch. We, the organizers of the Tour, thank the ticket-purchasers, the home-owners, the volunteers, the sponsors, and the County Foundation for making it happen!”
-Peter Jepson, one of the organizers of the Christmas in the County House Tour

“We are thrilled to celebrate the 2025 recipients of the Built Heritage Fund, which was founded by a group of committed residents determined to explore innovative approaches to preserving our heritage buildings. The fund is supported by proceeds from the County Christmas House Tour currently, but there is great potential to expand it by involving other County events. We welcome anyone with a passion for heritage to reach out or to support the Built Heritage Fund.” -Gillian Armstrong, Interim Executive Director of The County Foundation

Congratulations to each of this year's grant recipients!

More Information

Learn more about the Built Heritage Fund
If you have a distinctive County home, and would like to participate or volunteer, please contact the Christmas House Tour Committee at : countyhousetour@gmail.com.

Support the Built Heritage Fund

Supports the care of heritage buildings within Prince Edward County and ensures that historic structures in the County are protected. To donate you can do so online through CanadaHelps by selecting the “Prince Edward County Built Heritage Fund” from the dropdown menu. by selecting the “Prince Edward County Built Heritage Fund” from the dropdown menu.

If you prefer sending a cheque then you can mail your donation to: The County Foundation, Suite 107-35 Bridge Street, Picton, ON, K0K 2T0. The cheque must be addressed to "The County Foundation" and list "Built Heritage Fund" in the memo so we know where you would like your donation directed.

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2025 Built Heritage Fund Grant Recipients

More Information

Learn more about the Built Heritage FundIf you have a distinctive County home, and would like to participate or volunteer, please contact the Christmas House Tour Committee at : countyhousetour@gmail.com.

If you prefer sending a cheque then you can mail your donation to: The County Foundation, Suite 107-35 Bridge Street, Picton, ON, K0K 2T0. The cheque must be addressed to "The County Foundation" and list "Built Heritage Fund" in the memo so we know where you would like your donation directed.

Learn more about the Built Heritage Fund
If you have a distinctive County home, and would like to participate or volunteer, please contact the Christmas House Tour Committee at : countyhousetour@gmail.com.