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Stambaugh Auditorium receives $30K grant for restoration project

By Mahoning Matters staff and Jeremy Harper
Stambaugh Auditorium received a $30,000 grant from the Premier Bank Foundation. From left are Josh Toot, senior vice president of commercial banking at Premier Bank; JoAnn Stock, chief development officer of Stambaugh Auditorium; Mindy Wiesenee, assistant vice president, branch manager at Premier Bank; Frank Hierro, Mahoning Valley market president at Premier Bank; and Matt Pagac, chief executive and operating officer of Stambaugh Auditorium. (Contributed photo)
Stambaugh Auditorium received a $30,000 grant from the Premier Bank Foundation. From left are Josh Toot, senior vice president of commercial banking at Premier Bank; JoAnn Stock, chief development officer of Stambaugh Auditorium; Mindy Wiesenee, assistant vice president, branch manager at Premier Bank; Frank Hierro, Mahoning Valley market president at Premier Bank; and Matt Pagac, chief executive and operating officer of Stambaugh Auditorium. (Contributed photo)

YOUNGSTOWN — Premier Bank Foundation awarded a $30,000 grant to Stambaugh Auditorium for its monumental staircase and façade restoration project.

The goal of the project is to return the monumental staircase, grand entrance and promenade to its original splendor, a news release states. The cost of the project is estimated at $4.1 million and will include razing and replacing the Fifth Avenue monumental staircase and promenade, reconstructing retaining walls, cleaning the exterior façade of the building, adding dimensional exterior lighting to the entrances and façades and restoring all decorative metalwork at the grand entrance. Construction is underway.

"We are extremely grateful for the support of Premier Bank in helping to support this vital project," JoAnn Stock, chief development officer of Stambaugh Auditorium, said in the release.

jstock@stambaughauditorium.com

This story was originally published November 2, 2021 at 2:15 PM with the headline "Stambaugh Auditorium receives $30K grant for restoration project."