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Heuvelton Historical Association seeks to close $300,000 gap on Pickens project; McAdam offers $100,000 match challenge

Posted 11/15/13

HEUVELTON – With $300,000 needed to complete the final phase of the Pickens Hall restoration, David McAdam, of the McAdam Cheese family has issued a challenge to donors. Former resident Heuvelton …

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Heuvelton Historical Association seeks to close $300,000 gap on Pickens project; McAdam offers $100,000 match challenge

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HEUVELTON – With $300,000 needed to complete the final phase of the Pickens Hall restoration, David McAdam, of the McAdam Cheese family has issued a challenge to donors.

Former resident Heuvelton resident McCadam, who previously contributed $100,000 to the project, said he will offer $100,000 contribution if the Historical Association can raise $200,000 by Dec. 31.

David Kingsley, president of the association, is asking the community for support in meeting the hefty goal.

The Heuvelton Historical Association is in the final stretch of the $2.25 million restoration of Pickens Hall.

The formerly abandoned structure, scheduled for demolition in 2001, rests in the heart of Heuvelton and has been under construction for the past several years.

The HHA has secured hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants and received help from private donors and sales at the store in order to move the project forward.

Renovations at the building included the creation of a general store on the first floor, a museum and function space on the second floor and the recently installation of an elevator that provides access to all three floors.

“The Historical Association has breathed new life into our community by opening the doors of Pickens Hall. One can only imagine what the future will hold when the project is complete,” Heuvelton’s Mayor, Barbara Lashua, has said.

The projects has made Pickens Hall a gathering place for artists and entertainers and provided the Amish community with a place to sell their wares.

The next and final phase of the project will be rehabilitating the opera house and associated spaces on the third floor.

The result will be a state-of-the-art performing arts venue in an historic setting.

The work to date has been accomplished through the donations of local residents, support by regional foundations, and grants from the State of New York, but more is needed to complete the project $2.25 million project.

. Information on the project and challenge is available on the internet at pickensgeneral.org under “McCadam Fundraising Challenge.”