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
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> -----Original Message-----
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> 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
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