Woodstock gives $300K to save historic Reeves farmhouse

The Woodstock City Council has approved applying $300,000 toward efforts to save the Reeves House, an 1897 farmhouse in the Elm Street Cultural Arts Village in the city’s historic downtown.

The Council recently passed a funding resolution saying the property is “in dire need of renovation and attention” to preserve its historical value and to secure it from trespassers and vandalism so “it will cease being a public liability.” The funds would be drawn from the Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Fund.

The Elm Street Cultural Arts Group has a “Revive the Reeves” campaign underway to raise project monies.