Keep an eye on this page to stay up-to-date on all the latest happenings. All of our progress with the Feed & Grain rehabilitation will be posted here.

June 30, 2008

We are so excited to let the public know about Novo's upcoming collaboration with University of Colorado in Denver's architecture department. Professor Keith Loftin will be supervising 15 graduate architecture students in a class titled "Loveland's LoDo" The studio class will require each student to find an individual solution to the restoration and reuse of the Feed & Grain property. The class will begin in August 2008 and conclude in December 2008.

From this class will come 15 unique solutions on how to rehabilitate the Feed & Grain. We'll be hosting a community event at the conclusion to share the results with the public, so stay tuned!

June 10, 2008

The Feed & Grain has been the subject of a semester-long study in Pre-Design and we are so excited to share the results with you. Lovelander Chris Thorp is a graduate student in the architecture department at University of Colorado in Denver. He has generously granted us permission to publish the results of his study on our website to share with the public (please note that the results are copyrighted). You can read his conclusions on rehabilitation of the Feed & Grain here.

April 8, 2008:

Phase I of stabilization work is officially completed, and we came in under budget! Novo had committed over $19,000 of donated funds to begin stabilization of the Feed & Grain. Thanks to the efforts of Scott Waterhouse and his crew at SBWaterhouse, the work was completed for less than $15,000. And every leak in the roof and hole in the window has been patched!

We are now signing all the final documents on our loan from the State Historical Fund in order to begin work on Phase II of stabilization. This work should be underway within the next month or so.

February 2, 2008:

This week Novo will be mailing out nearly 1,000 letters to Feed & Grain friends all over the country. This letter will provide an update on work completed, information on work underway and will give individuals an opportunity to make a contribution to Novo. Funds raised will be used to access future grant money for further stabilization and planning.

If you lose your return mail evelope, you can always let us know about a donation on our website (click the "Make Donation" heading).

If you don't receive a letter, don't be offended! It just means we don't have your address. You can join our mailing list by clicking the "Join" heading above.

December 6, 2007:

Novo is pleased to announce the award of a development grant from the State Historical Fund in the amount of $24,495. Combined with funds from property owner, Barry Floyd, and Novo Restoration, Inc. this grant will allow continued stabilization of the Feed & Grain building. This second phase of stabilization will include minor foundation repair, masonry repair, securing doors, security lighting and some interior cleaning. We expect work to commence summer 2008 and be complete by the winter of 2008.

October 1, 2007:

Novo has submitted a grant application to the State Historical Fund requesting funds to continue stabilization of the Feed & Grain. This grant request, if funded, will help pay for a second phase of stabilization (which includes some masonry and foundation repair, security lighting, securing doors, and some interior clean-up and pest management). We expect to know the results of this request by December 2007.

September 18, 2007:

Novo is pleased to announce the signing of a stewardship agreement with Feed & Grain owner, Barry Floyd. This legal document establishes a good-faith partnership between Novo as a public organization and Mr. Floyd as a private property owner. Mr. Floyd has agreed to abide by the rehabilitation standards set forth by the Secretary of the Interior and to reserve a portion of the building for public use, access and/or benefit. In return, Novo has agreed to provide technical and financial assistance in the rehabilitation project.

September 16, 2007:

Stabilization of the Feed & Grain has begun! The board of directors of Novo has authorized the release of funds (up to $19,750) to begin immediate stabilization of the Feed & Grain. This first phase of stabilization will address the most urgent needs of the building, especially sealing windows, holes in the roof and restoring proper drainage to the site. These stabilization issues, once taken care of, will protect the building against further deterioration resulting from the upcoming winter. This work is expected to be completed by October 31, 2007.