FAMU has received $495,000 from the Florida Department of State to begin renovations to the “Sunshine Manor” which served as the campus home to three Famu presidents John Robert E. Lee, William H. Gray, and George W. Gore.
Earlier this year, FAMU received a $150,000 grant from The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to develop a campus-wide stewardship plan. The stated goal of that funding is to develop a preservation plans for buildings such as Sunshine Manor, the Carnegie Library, Gibbs Cottage and the former Lucy Moten Elementary School sites.
According to the announcement, the grant is designed to “empower HBCUs with resources to protect, preserve and leverage their historic campuses, building, and landscapes, ensuring these symbols of African American excellence and American achievement are preserved to inspire and educate future generations.”
Earlier this year, FAMU received a $150,000 grant from The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to develop a campus-wide stewardship plan. The stated goal of that funding is to develop a preservation plans for buildings such as Sunshine Manor, the Carnegie Library, Gibbs Cottage and the former Lucy Moten Elementary School sites.
According to the announcement, the grant is designed to “empower HBCUs with resources to protect, preserve and leverage their historic campuses, building, and landscapes, ensuring these symbols of African American excellence and American achievement are preserved to inspire and educate future generations.”
The “Sunshine Manor” preservation efforts will be a collaboration between the Meek-Eaton Black Archives Research Center and Museum, the School of Architecture and Engineering Technology and the physical plant.
Darius Young, associate professor of history and interim director of the Meek-Eaton Center, will serve as principal investigator for the grant proposals.
