All Aboard! Historic Wayzata Depot Chosen for New Facebook Contest

The City of Wayzata announced this week that American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation have selected the Wayzata Depot as one of only 25 local historic sites for a Facebook contest that could mean big bucks for the Lake Street icon.

Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 20, and running until Oct. 12th, the Wayzata Depot will be competing against the other Metro-area sites in a Facebook voting contest for a slice of $1 million in grant money. The historic site receiving most votes is guaranteed to receive funding.

Wayzata City Planner Bryan Gadow said if the Wayzata Depot wins that the City would look to replace the aging roof and repaint the building. The site currently houses the offices of the Greater Area Wayzata Chamber of Commerce, but the Wayzata landmark was built back in the 1860s.

Read more about the history of the Wayzata Depot and its role in the City of Wayzata's development.
  
About Partners in Preservation:

Launched in 2006, Partners in Preservation is a program in which American Express, in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has awarded $5.5 million over a five-year period
toward preserving 56 historic places throughout the United States.

American Express renewed its commitment to Partners in Preservation in 2010 by pledging $10 million toward the program over the
next five years. Through this partnership, American Express and the National Trust for Historic  Preservation seek to increase the public’s awareness of the importance of historic preservation in the
United States and to preserve America’s historic and cultural places.

The program also seeks to inspire long-term support from local citizens for the historic sites at the heart of their communities.