Extreme Makeovers
It’s surprising the difference a bathroom makes. As Maryland Heritage Areas Authority divided its $2,617,146 of grant money between 55 projects, at least two projects in Anne Arundel and Calvert County got cash for bathroom upgrades.
At Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, executive director Linnell Bowen has long hoped to update the old Annapolis high school’s facilities. “We have the volume of people,” she said, “and we need to keep up.”
The hard part was phrasing the proposal.
“How do you write a grant and make it sound anything other than it is?” asked Bowen.
The problem for Maryland Hall was also part of its charm. Along with being an historic building — and thus eligible for a Heritage Area grant — comes historic plumbing.