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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Posted by PM on December 29th, 2011 8:43 am The Historic Valley Junction Foundation is a semifinalist for the 2012 Great American Main Street Award. Other finalists include the cities of Bath, Maine; Culpepper, Va.; Harve de Grace, Md.; Jacksonville, Ill.; Portland, Mich.; Russellville, Ark.; Steamboat Springs, Colo.; Washington, Mo.; and the East End of […]
Community Presentation by local Architect Posted by CC on December 18th, 2011 5:04 pm Community Presentation by local Architect Architectural Styles of Cedar Falls Homes The Cedar Falls Historic Preservation Commission has announced that it will host two free public presentations by local architect and commission member Daryl Andersen on Thursday, January 19 and Thursday, […]
Deadline Extended to November 23 Posted on October 24th, 2011 7:33 am 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. Preservation Iowa designated ten properties for the 2011 Most Endangered Properties and some of these properties […]
Posted on October 17th, 2011 7:37 am The historic Egloff House is looking for new owners and the price is certainly hard to beat. The 5-bedroom, 1939 home was designed by St. Paul architect Earle Richard Cone and was the first in Mason City to have central air. It features glass block and porthole windows, […]
Hampton’s historic Windsor Theater hosts awards ceremony Posted on October 2nd, 2011 1:51 pm Preservation Iowa announced their annual Preservation at Its Best Awards at Hampton’s historic Windsor Theater during “An Evening Like It Used To Be”. The event, co-sponsored with the Windsor Theatre Development Corporation, the Franklin County Arts Council, Franklin County Tourism, the […]