KENNEBUNK — The Brick Store Museum has received a $29,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant to develop a plan to improve environmental conditions in the museum’s circa 1850 Kimball House on Dane Street.

The property houses a significant collection of textiles and historic objects related to the history of shipbuilding and tourism in Maine, said museum Director, Cynthia Walker. The NEH grant, from the Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections Program, will support planning to improve environmental and climate control conditions in the Kimball House, which is used as a storage facility for collections and an educational center.

“We are incredibly honored to receive this grant to assist the museum in its efforts to preserve and celebrate our local history. I’m so proud of the hard work put in by our staff to make a winning case for federal humanities support,” said Walker.

The Brick Store Museum is composed of five 19th Century buildings in Kennebunk’s National Register Historic District. The museum is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the region’s rich cultural and artistic heritage through changing exhibitions and programs.

The museum installed climate control in its four gallery buildings along Main Street in 2013. The museum’s 2015 Strategic Plan placed a priority on upgrading its final building — the Kimball House —  to increase usable space for museum services.

Walker said the overall goal is to improve the environmental conditions with associated upgrades to preserve museum collections and ensure the longevity of the historic structure.