To begin the interior restoration and renovation of the Springside House, Mayor Linda Tyer and Jim McGrath, the city’s Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager, hope to secure a match from the city council for the $500,000 Save America’s Treasures grant that the city received to restore the Springside House at Springside Park.
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Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager Jim McGrath points out one of his favorite features, a skylight, on the third floor of the historic Springside House at Springside Park in Pittsfield, where the city’s parks department used to be housed.
To begin the interior restoration and renovation of the Springside House, Pittsfield officials must secure a match from the City Council for the $500,000 Save America’s Treasures grant that the city has been awarded for the project.
To begin the interior restoration and renovation of the Springside House, Mayor Linda Tyer and Jim McGrath, the city’s Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager, hope to secure a match from the city council for the $500,000 Save America’s Treasures grant that the city received to restore the Springside House at Springside Park.
Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer, left, Justine Dodds, center, the city’s Head of Community Development, and Jim McGrath, right, Pittsfield’s Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager, hold a press conference in Tyer's office at City Hall to talk about their plan for the $500,000 Save America’s Treasures grant that the city received to restore the Springside House at Springside Park.
Jim McGrath, left, Pittsfield’s park, open space and natural resource program manager, and Justine Dodds, center, the city’s head of community development, and Mayor Linda Tyer, right, hold a press conference in Tyer's office at City Hall on Tuesday to talk about the plan for the $500,000 Save America’s Treasures grant that the city received to restore the Springside House at Springside Park.
Mayor Linda Tyer and Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager Jim McGrath on Tuesday walk through the rooms on the third floor at the Springside House in Springside Park.
Mayor Linda Tyer and Jim McGrath, the city’s Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager, look through the collection of signs and memorabilia that was collected from when the Springside House was the home of the city’s Parks Department, during a walk-through of the historic building in Pittsfield.
Rooms of the Springside House were used for years by different clubs and organizations like the Pittsfield Speed Skating Club, as well as different city offices and departments within the Parks Department.
Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager Jim McGrath explains that attending to leaks and structural weaknesses inside the historic Springside House will be the first things addressed when the funds from the Save America’s Treasures grant are allocated.
To begin the interior restoration and renovation of the Springside House, Mayor Linda Tyer and Jim McGrath, the city’s Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager, hope to secure a match from the city council for the $500,000 Save America’s Treasures grant that the city received to restore the Springside House at Springside Park.
The original tin ceilings are among the aspects of the Springside House that Pittsfield’s Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager Jim McGrath hopes to be able to restore as the project of preserving and renovating the property moves forward with the help of the Save America’s Treasures grant.
To begin the interior restoration and renovation of the Springside House, Mayor Linda Tyer and Jim McGrath, the city’s Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager, hope to secure a match from the city council for the $500,000 Save America’s Treasures grant that the city received to restore the Springside House at Springside Park.
Jim McGrath, Pittsfield’s Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager, shows off the working windows inside the historic Springside House at Springside Park.
Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager Jim McGrath leads the way through the historic Springside House at Springside Park in Pittsfield, where the city’s parks department used to be housed.
A permanently locked built-in safe is a feature in the original sitting room of the Springside House in Springside Park.
Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager Jim McGrath holds an emergency telephone used by the city’s civil defense in WWII, at the Springside House, where a branch of the civil defense was housed.
The Pittsfield Parks Department left the 1850s-era Springside House in 2007 and moved to City Hall. The city has been awarded a federal grant to help restore the interior and exterior of the building.
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Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager Jim McGrath points out one of his favorite features, a skylight, on the third floor of the historic Springside House at Springside Park in Pittsfield, where the city’s parks department used to be housed.
To begin the interior restoration and renovation of the Springside House, Pittsfield officials must secure a match from the City Council for the $500,000 Save America’s Treasures grant that the city has been awarded for the project.
To begin the interior restoration and renovation of the Springside House, Mayor Linda Tyer and Jim McGrath, the city’s Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager, hope to secure a match from the city council for the $500,000 Save America’s Treasures grant that the city received to restore the Springside House at Springside Park.
Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer, left, Justine Dodds, center, the city’s Head of Community Development, and Jim McGrath, right, Pittsfield’s Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager, hold a press conference in Tyer's office at City Hall to talk about their plan for the $500,000 Save America’s Treasures grant that the city received to restore the Springside House at Springside Park.
Jim McGrath, left, Pittsfield’s park, open space and natural resource program manager, and Justine Dodds, center, the city’s head of community development, and Mayor Linda Tyer, right, hold a press conference in Tyer's office at City Hall on Tuesday to talk about the plan for the $500,000 Save America’s Treasures grant that the city received to restore the Springside House at Springside Park.
Mayor Linda Tyer and Jim McGrath, the city’s Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager, look through the collection of signs and memorabilia that was collected from when the Springside House was the home of the city’s Parks Department, during a walk-through of the historic building in Pittsfield.
Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager Jim McGrath explains that attending to leaks and structural weaknesses inside the historic Springside House will be the first things addressed when the funds from the Save America’s Treasures grant are allocated.
To begin the interior restoration and renovation of the Springside House, Mayor Linda Tyer and Jim McGrath, the city’s Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager, hope to secure a match from the city council for the $500,000 Save America’s Treasures grant that the city received to restore the Springside House at Springside Park.
The original tin ceilings are among the aspects of the Springside House that Pittsfield’s Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager Jim McGrath hopes to be able to restore as the project of preserving and renovating the property moves forward with the help of the Save America’s Treasures grant.
To begin the interior restoration and renovation of the Springside House, Mayor Linda Tyer and Jim McGrath, the city’s Park, Open Space and Natural Resource Program Manager, hope to secure a match from the city council for the $500,000 Save America’s Treasures grant that the city received to restore the Springside House at Springside Park.
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Stephanie Zollshan has been a photojournalist for The Berkshire Eagle since 2011. She is a Boston University graduate whose work has been featured in publications around the world. Stephanie can be reached at szollshan@berkshireeagle.com.
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City leaders say that for generations Pittsfield's house on the hill — Springside House — was the center of community life. With exterior renovations done, Pittsfield's leaders are hoping to start in on interior work and welcome the public back to the historic home.
A project to fix up the Springside House has been decades in the making. The award of a national grant seemed like a bright next chapter for the project. But a new shadow has been cast on the project's future as the city's finance committee remains split how the city should match the grant funds.
The Pittsfield City Council signed off on using $500,000 in free cash to match a prestigious federal grant for Springside House. With $1 million now secured, city leaders believe they can get to work on the long awaited "phase two" of renovations to the Springside House.
