The Society for the Preservation of Greek Housing was formed to identify and aid in the preservation of historically and architecturally significant houses, to work to have additional houses listed on the National Register of Historic Places, to fund historical research/writing projects, and to conduct open-houses/seminars to educate the public about these structures.

To aid in the preservation and rehabilitation of structures, the Society will provide grants for:

• Health and safety code requirements, that do not result in the loss of character-defining spaces, features, and finishes;
• Major structural rehabilitation or restoration;
• Exterior rehabilitation or restoration; and
• Interior rehabilitation or restoration.

Since the Society has agreed to “impose strict restoration requirements”, all grant applications will be judged with reference to the Secretary of the Interior’s “Standards for Rehabilitation”, and ALL TEN “Standards” must be met.

“Rehabilitation” assumes that some repair or alteration of the building will need to take place in order to provide for an efficient contemporary use. Rehabilitation means repairs and alterations that preserve and do not damage or destroy those portions or features of the property which are significant to its historic, architectural, and cultural values. Restoration means returning the building to its original form.

Therefore, all Society grants must be used to rehabilitate or restore existing structures and/or to meet health and safety code requirements without causing the loss of character-defining spaces, features, and finishes.

In all cases, Grant applications and Fundraising letters must be approved prior to the solicitation by the applicant of gifts to the Society.