The Frances Perkins Center Receives $500,000 Save America’s Treasures Grant to Preserve the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark
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Frances Perkins Center Purchases National Historic Landmark 

January 3, 2020: the Frances Perkins Center purchased the Frances Perkins Homestead to preserve and protect this National Historic Landmark as an educational resource for Maine and the nation. The generosity of hundreds of donors who seek to honor the principles and legacy of Frances Perkins made this achievement possible.

We are now working on preservation efforts to ready the Homestead for safe public access.
To learn more about how you help, visit Homestead Campaign.