First Christian Church will be demolished to make way for a PCI medical pavilion parking lot Posted on May 16th, 2012 8:48 am To find out more, go to: thegazette.com
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VA campus now officially on National Register of Historic Places
Posted on May 14th, 2012 12:55 pm The Knoxville Veterans Affairs complex is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. To find out more, go to: ottumwacourier.com
Economic development expert calls demolishing Bryant School ‘ludicrous’
Posted on May 9th, 2012 3:48 pm Donovan Rypkema of PlaceEconomics spoke in Sioux City for Preservation Week. To find out more, go to: siouxcityjournal.com
Discover Mitchell County’s hidden gems
Posted on May 3rd, 2012 4:14 pm Mitchell County celebrates National Preservation Month. To find out more, go to: globegazette.com
The Digital Challenge for Iowa’s Theaters
Posted on April 18th, 2012 3:24 pm The April 17 “Talk of Iowa” program looks at the challenge movie theatre operators are experiencing in the conversion to digital cinema. To find out more, go to: iowapublicradio.org
Saving a Sullivan? When Preservationists Don’t Have Proof…or the Money
Posted on April 18th, 2012 3:17 pm Preservationists in Cedar Rapids are working to save the First Christian Church. To find out more, go to: iowapublicradio.org
Rural Elma Church Energized to New Life
Posted on April 18th, 2012 2:58 pm Friends of St. Patrick’s Chapel at St. Cecilia are working to rehabilitate this 1913 church. To find out more, go to: globegazette.com
Alumni reminisce about Forest Grove School
Posted on April 17th, 2012 12:48 pm The group working to preserve the Forst Grove School is collecting oral histories from former students. To find out more, go to: qctimes.com
Arts & Culture: Tour historic city buildings this month
Posted on April 2nd, 2012 9:58 am The public is invited to attend the Iowa Architectural Foundation’s fourth annual Architecture Month Lecture series. This year’s subject is City Beautiful in Des Moines. Around the turn of the 20th Century, City Beautiful advocates believed in creating a city that would inspire its inhabitants to moral and… Read more »
Project takes off
Work begins on old Eagles building rehabilitation in downtown Keokuk Posted on April 2nd, 2012 9:52 am Keokuk Downtown Properties LLC has begun work on Keokuk’s historic Eagles Building which will be turned into apartments. To find out more, go to: www.dailygate.com