Oneida Community Mansion House

ONEIDA COMMUNITY MANSION HOUSE IS A COMPLEX OF LINKED HISTORIC BUILDINGS IS THE LARGEST FEATURE OF A 250 ACRE LIVING LANDMARK HERITAGE CAMPUS BUILT IN THE 19TH CENTURY BY THE ONEIDA COMMUNITY, A UTOPIAN SPIRITUAL COMMUNAL GROUP TODAY OCMH IS A MULTIPURPOSE LIVING LANDMARK OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THIS GRANT WILL CONTINUE ROOF, WATER MANAGEMENT AND FACADE REPAIR WORK, WHICH IS UNDERWAY, AND REPAIR WATER DAMAGED PORCHES, ADDRESS ACCESSIBILITY AND DRAINAGE THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE 719,274 IN MATCHING FUNDS

THE ONEIDA COMMUNITY MANSION HOUSE (OCMH) WILL INVENTORY AND CATALOG APPROXIMATELY 850 OBJECTS IN ITS CARE TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO ITS COLLECTION AND ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ONEIDA COMMUNITY AND ITS RELEVANCE IN UNITED STATES HISTORY. OCMH STAFF WILL HIRE A PART-TIME COLLECTIONS MANAGER TO INVENTORY AND PHOTOGRAPH OBJECTS, CREATE AND UPDATE DIGITAL CATALOG RECORDS, AND IMPLEMENT A COLLECTION STORAGE PLAN AND LOCATION SYSTEM FOR TWO COLLECTIONS STORAGE AREAS. COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL CONTROL OVER THE COLLECTION. IMPROVING PRESERVATION AND ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION WILL BENEFIT VISITORS, STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS, HISTORIANS, AND ONEIDA COMMUNITY DESCENDANTS.