The Town of Yarmouth has a Heritage Incentive Program in which Municipally Registered Heritage Properties located within the Town of Yarmouth are eligible for matched financial support for exterior conservation work.
This is an annual program in which owners of Town registered Heritage Properties may apply for 50% cost-sharing support from the Town to aid in exterior renovations to their property to an annual maximum of $2,000.
This program is administered by the Town’s Heritage Advisory Committee. Council has dedicated $7,000 annually to be distributed for this program. Property owners may apply for cost-sharing support once (1) per year and will be awarded funding up to twice in any five (5) year period.
Priority is given to applications:
For the preservation and restoration of historical structural and weatherproofing
elements over cosmetic improvements;- For publicly visible features;
- And/or Supported by a Building Conservation Plan that has been prepared by an
architect, building inspector, engineer or other qualified restoration professional.
A few recipients of previous grants were 225 Main Street, 37 Alma Street, 23 Clements & 3 Sycamore Street. Check out these beautiful homes and the work that has been done.
- pdf Municipal Heritage Incentive Program Application Form (163 KB)
- pdf Letter to Heritage Property Owners (199 KB)
- pdf Process and Timeline (60 KB)
Updates to the Heritage Property Act Heritage Property Act were made in December 2010.