You might want to talk with Katherine Beach at the Museum of the Cape Fear in Fayetteville N.C. at 919-486-1330. They are having the E.Poe House fully restored and there is interaction with the city ,chamber of commerce. It is a State owned site. Len Hambleton - Objects Conservator North Carolina Museum of History 5 East Edenton Street Raleigh NC. 27601-1011 [log in to unmask] 919-715-0200 x244 "Information in the spirit of sharing,catch the wave!" Opinions expressed in this message may not represent the policy of my agency > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 1998 11:38 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Funding Rationale for Historic Houses > > We are planning to restore our 1874 Victorian house museum and are > looking for > ammunition to convince the city which owns it and potential donors > that it's a > good investment of $1 million. Any ideas for appropriate uses of a > historic > house museum that generate income or attendance would be helpful. > > Thank you. > > Ann Kiewel > The Holland Museum and > the Cappon House Museum > 31 W 10th St > Holland MI 49423 > 616-394-1362 > [log in to unmask]