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The future Oscar Hammerstein Museum, located in a Doylestown farmhouse once owned by the famed American musical theater librettist, has received a $500,000 grant from the state of Pennsylvania to renovate the property.
This is the second $500,000 Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant the museum has received in four years. It was secured through the efforts of state Sen. Steve Santarsiero and state Rep. Tim Brennan. RACP grants are matching grants, released when the museum raises an equal amount from private and foundation supporters.
“We can use that, and this combined — a million dollars — for our land development activities,” said Christine Junker, museum board secretary. “Which means building parking lots, lighting, stormwater management and all the stuff that goes into developing a site.”…