The Kingston Parish rectory, a fixture on Mathews Main Street for well over a century, is on the cusp of major renovations aimed at helping to fill a need for affordable workforce housing in the county.
Architectural plans have been made for two apartments in the structure, a committee is in place to carry the project forward, and an agreement for property management is in the works. The major need now is funding to pay for the renovations, and a fundraising initiative has been launched for that purpose.
Alexander Wilson, principal advisor to the Kingston Housing Initiative Fund, which is held by the Mathews Community Foundation, said Kingston Episcopal Parish accepted the committee’s proposal for the project, which is aimed at benefitting the community, and has given the committee two years to raise the money to renovate the c. 1890s home. He anticipates that the project will take around $350,000. The fund currently stands at around $120,000.
Bill Stearns is chairman of the project’s ...