NEW PORT RICHEY — The city has received two grants that will be a big boost for continued redevelopment of the historic Hacienda Hotel while it remains up in the air what the city will do with the building.
New Port Richey received two grants totaling $550,000 from the Florida Division of Historical Resources last month that will provide funding to continue restoration efforts at the Hacienda, on Main Street in the heart of downtown, where $1 million worth of work already has been done with state grant money, including a new roof last year.
This year’s grant money includes $500,000 that the city will match with $250,000 — a total of $750,000 to install new windows and doors at the landmark 1927 hotel. A second grant of $50,000 will also be matched by $50,000 from the city to be used to restore the hotel’s historic patio and entry areas, which, “when complete, the exterior façade will be restored to its original 1927 splendor,” a city news release stated.