Category: News

Posted by PM on February 24th, 2012 4:17 pm A $1.3 million rehabilitation of the Wieting Theatre in Toledo is complete. To find out more, go to: www.desmoinesregister.com

Featuring Dubuque’s Roshek Building Posted by PM on February 23rd, 2012 11:47 am The National Park Service has recently released two informative reports on the Federal Tax Incentives for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings. Dubuque’s Roshek Building is featured on the cover! These reports can be accessed at: http://www.nps.gov/tps/tax-incentives.html To find out more, go to: www.nps.gov

The deadline is May 15 Posted by PM on February 21st, 2012 2:58 pm The State Historical Society of Iowa will be accepting applications for the Historical Resource Development Program (HRDP) again this year. There will be grants given in three categories: Documentary Collections, Historic Preservation, and Museums. Additionally, there will be small grants (up… Read more »

Heritage Trust members get peak at Capitol Theater. Posted by PM on February 13th, 2012 12:12 pm After 35 years of dormancy, the Capitol Theater and its annex is set to raise its curtain by May. But first it needs the curtain, as well as a few seats. Speaking at the Heritage Trust’s annual meeting… Read more »

City wants to save old Time Check firehouse, too Posted by PM on February 6th, 2012 5:41 pm Some history here is on target to be saved. Nine months ago, City Hall made it clear it wasn’t going to let the wrecking ball get a little, century-old, neighborhood fire station at Fifth Street and E… Read more »

Challenge grant awarded toward buildings’ renovation Posted by PM on January 30th, 2012 10:19 am CEDAR RAPIDS — At face value, the two flood-damaged buildings in the middle of the New Bohemia district might seem unworthy of repair. The buildings at 1113 and 1117 Third St. SE in Cedar Rapids New Bohemia district will be… Read more »

Posted by PM on January 13th, 2012 11:52 am “Snapshot Iowa” Youth Photography Contest Announced DES MOINES, IOWA, January 11, 2012 –The Iowa Architectural Foundation is pleased to announce the second annual “Snapshot Iowa,” a photography contest for 7th – 12th graders. This program is proudly sponsored by the Architecture in the Schools Committee of… Read more »

Preservation commission outlines area important to city’s manufacturing past. Posted by PM on January 12th, 2012 1:48 pm Group seeks new historic district Preservation commission outlines area important to city’s manufacturing past. Burlingon Hawk Eye Buildings where decades of work was performed by thousands of Burlington-area residents are near recognition at the state and federal… Read more »

Iowa Site Inventory features architectural properties, historic districts and cemeteries Posted by PM on December 30th, 2011 9:40 am Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs 600 E. Locust Street Des Moines, Iowa 50319 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 21, 2011 Contact: Jeff Morgan, 515-281-3858 DES MOINES – The Department of Cultural Affairs today announced information about nearly… Read more »

Posted by PM on December 29th, 2011 9:47 am The Des Moines Social Club may soon have a new, permanent home. That is, if the nonprofit can get it. The city’s central fire station building, located at 900 Mulberry St., will soon be empty, as a new fire station is under construction at 1330 Mulberry… Read more »