Thanks to Josh Moe for his remarkable leadership as Preservation Iowa President and Laura Sadowsky for her tireless work as Preservation Iowa Secretary. Their service to PI has been tremendous. Read all about Preservation Iowa’s work across the state (and even an advocacy trip to Washington DC! We look forward to new challenges and continued […]
Preservation Action is a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization created in 1974 to serve as the national grassroots lobby for historic preservation. Preservation Action seeks to make historic preservation a national priority by advocating to all branches of the federal government for sound preservation policy and programs through a grassroots constituency empowered with information and training and through direct contact with elected representatives. Preservation Iowa is a member […]
In 2017 Preservation Iowa designated Red Bridge as an Iowa Most Endangered property. Since then a Save Red Bridge movement has formed. The endangered designation catalyzed citizens of Jasper County to petition the Board of Supervisors not to demolish it. Although the Board has yet to support the project financially, they have not obstructed efforts […]
As 2018 comes to a close, Preservation Iowa wants to thank all its members for a great year and to reflect upon our shared successes. Preservation Iowa sent board members to Le Mars to teach Preservation 101 classes and to Des Moines and Washington, DC to advocate for preservation-friendly policy. PI was a sponsor for […]
The Most Endangered Properties program started in 1995 to educate Iowans about the special buildings, sites, and structures that are slowly and gradually slipping away from us. The Most Endangered Properties program provides an excellent resource for media coverage and introduces owners of an endangered property to preservation advocacy and resources that can help preserve […]
Preservation Iowa is pleased to announce the opening of the 2018 Historic Iowa County School Mini-Grant application round. Project awards for this new grant will be presented during the annual Country School Preservation conference. Winning projects will be awarded a onetime grant, as limited by availability, from Preservation Iowa. These projects will be highlighted on […]
Ruth Ann Van Donselar attended Baker County School Number 5 in O’Brien County. This school, like many in the state of Iowa in the 1930s and 1940s was an example of Iowa’s unique and successful system of rural township schools. Because this system is long gone, she wanted to make a video about the […]
Preservation Iowa is pleased to announce the 2018 Preservation at Its Best award winners! A heartfelt thank you goes to each and every person who poured their time, energy, and of course money into bringing a historic Iowa building back from the brink. This year’s projects represent a broad cross section of uses from around […]
2018 Preservation at its Best Awards Ceremony Announcement Join Preservation Iowa and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for a celebratory luncheon highlighting best practices in historic preservation across the state! Recipients of Preservation Iowa’s Preservation at its Best awards and SHPO’s Preservation Projects of Merit awards will be announced and recognized during this ceremony […]
Deadline EXTENDED to July 22, 2018! Each year, Preservation Iowa seeks to honor individuals, organizations, projects, and programs whose work demonstrates a commitment to excellence in historic preservation. In doing so, we hope to inspire others to take action to preserve, protect, and promote historic resources. Project awards will be presented at the 2018 IEDA […]