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19th-century carriage house to be 6th Avenue Corridor home with help of state grant

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The 6th Avenue Corridor program in Des Moines will receive $25,000 from the Iowa Economic Development Authority for the $74,500 restoration of a carriage house at 1714 Sixth Ave. A $5,000 Neighborhood Investment Corp. grant also will support the transformation of the building into the new offices and meeting spaces for the 6th Avenue Corridor. The carriage house is a rare surviving outbuilding from the late 1800s, according to the 6th Avenue Corridor. The first priority is the installation of a new roof. Gannon Roofing Supply has offered to donate the materials, and Caselli Construction the labor. Old Pane Woodworking will replicate any needed battens, windows and doors. Chaden Halfhill with Indigo Dawn LLC has volunteered to be the project adviser. The carriage house renovation was among projects in 14 communities that recently received $933,300 in IEDA Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants.