The Marine City Historic City Hall Maintenance Fund is a program supported by the Historical Society of Marine City (HSMC). The mission of the HSMC is to safeguard the heritage of Marine City through efforts to preserve and restore the architectural history of its buildings, foster civic beauty, and, by doing so, strengthen property values and the local economy for the betterment of the community.
Contributing to the Historic City Hall Maintenance Fund is a primary focus of the HSMC and is supported by yearly fundraising. Proceeds from the fund are focused on supporting major structural and architectural maintenance of Historic City Hall, located in Marine City’s downtown area at the intersection of Broadway and Main Streets. Historic City Hall has been a centerpiece of the city since its construction in 1884. It is currently partially restored, with ongoing efforts to complete that process and put the building back into use. One section of the building has already achieved reuse status.
This program is part of the Historical Society’s ongoing efforts to support the restoration and reuse of the entire Historic City Hall building.
Other projects/programs of the Historical Society of Marine City include:
The Historic District Restoration Fund through the Community Foundation of St. Clair County. This fund mainly supports Paint the Town improvement grants to Marine City residents & businesses. This matching grant is to help make repairs, improvements and generally “fix up” the exteriors of local buildings.
Further, as funds allow, Gingerbread Grants are also given out. These grants focus on repairing and restoring architectural details on the city’s stock of historic buildings, residential and commercial.
Ship Mosaics in the Parks- development and ongoing maintenance of these waterfront art installations celebrating the city’s history of ship building
Drake Park and Amphitheater- development and ongoing maintenance of this waterfront city park
Watchman sculpture & park- development and ongoing maintenance of this downtown “pocket” park