Taylor's Island Gets $110,600 Matching Grant!!!

The Smith-Taylor Cabin, listed on the National and New York State Registers of Historic Places, will receive $110,600 in matching funds from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

The grant to restore the Cabin was awarded on a third try.

The Taylor's Island Preservation and Management Committee is grateful to the Town of Shelter Island's grant writer, J. O'Connell and Associates, and in particular, Tom Lajewski, for helping to secure this funding from the Environmental Protection Fund.

The match for this grant will come from your generous donations, monies left by Mr. Taylor for the care of the property, volunteer labor, and in kind services from the Town Highway Department.

In 2007, the Town of Shelter Island received a Preserve New York grant to compile an Historic Structure Report on the Smith-Taylor Cabin. This report is a roadmap for the restoration project.

Thank you to all in our community for your support of the grant application, including your letters and petitions, as well as endorsements by Congressman Tim Bishop, State Senator Ken LaValle, and State Assemblymen Marc Alessi and Steve Englebright.