Vacant Home Program

The Vacant Home Program is to assist with funding to encourage property owners to restore and protect their properties through the use of quality materials and craftsmanship.

To be eligible for the Vacant Home Program, the applicant and project must meet the following criteria:

• The project must exist as part of a residential property within the Deadwood City Limits. Mobile homes and manufactured structures are not eligible for this program;

• The property must be vacant two (2) years prior to the date of purchase by Owner. The Owner must apply for funding from this program within three (3) months of purchase.

A project must also meet one of the following:

• The project must affect a property listed on the City of Deadwood’s 1993 Historic Sites Inventory as an historic property in the Deadwood National Historic Landmark District. Properties not listed on the inventory must be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places as defined in the National Park Service’s National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation.

• The project must affect individual life safety and structural deficiencies as determined by the City of Deadwood’s Building Inspector and applicable life safety codes. Determination of individual life safety issues and structural deficiencies is based upon the codes adopted by the City of Deadwood under Chapter 15.01.010 and by additional verification obtained through other means available to the City.

The City of Deadwood’s Historic Preservation Officer and Building Inspector determine a project’s eligibility. All eligible applications are subject to the review of the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission.

The loan programs are contracted and operated through NeighborWorks Dakota Home Resources.  For information regarding the loan programs click here.

Click HERE to access the applications for the Historic Preservation Grant & Loan Programs.