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The grant will fund exterior improvements and new signage, preserving the restaurant's historical character.

The Pheasant, a family-owned business for three generations, previously won a James Beard America's Classics Award in 2024.

This is the second Brookings restaurant to receive a historic preservation grant, following Nick's Hamburger Shop in 2024.

Historic preservation organization gives Brookings’ oldest full-service restaurant, the Pheasant Restaurant & Lounge , a $50,000 grant.

The restaurant, established in 1949, is one of 50 nationwide to be awarded a grant this year as part of the “Backing Historic Small Restaurants” program from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express. Now in its fifth year, the program has helped 180 hist

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