Social Media Brings Preservationists Together for an Important Cause Posted by CC on January 8th, 2011 10:42 am It’s always good to see the power for good the Internet can have. Within the last week, preservationists in the Des Moines metro and beyond have been gathering online to save the Maplenol Barn at Valley High […]
Posted by mw on December 26th, 2010 1:35 pm 2001 Development recent purchased the former Great Furniture Market building at 600 First Street SE in Cedar Rapids. Plans for the 95 year old brick grocery warehouse include a mix of financing and leasable office space. This project, in close proximity to the new federal building, […]
Egloff House Among Homes City Working to Save Posted by mw on December 26th, 2010 1:24 pm Dec. 22, 2010 Media Contacts: Juli Probasco-Sowers Communications Director Rebuild Iowa Office (515) 242-5234 (o)(515) 249-1714 (c)Fax: (515) 242-5006 WORKING TO RECOVER: MASON CITY WORKS TO PRESERVE 11 HISTORIC HOMES DAMAGED IN 2008 FLOODING Egloff House Among Homes […]
Seven Buildings Make Third Annual List Posted by CC on November 28th, 2010 11:48 am The Des Moines Rehabbers Club announced their third annual list of the most endangered buildings in Des Moines. The list includes houses, office buildings, warehouses, a school, and the YMCA. Over the last couple months, the public was asked to […]
Preservation gets nod on NPR Posted by CC on November 21st, 2010 10:35 am On Wednesday, November 17, NPR’s Marketplace featured a story on the Darling House in Claremont, California, which is undergoing a “green” renovation. Although most preservationists realize the greenest building is the one already built, the story brought the message to the […]
Posted by CC on November 2nd, 2010 4:37 pm On Friday, October 29, 2010, the National Trust for Historic Preservation presented a Preservation Honor Award to Main Street Iowa during an awards ceremony at the national preservation conference in Austin, Texas. Preservation Iowa joins the National Trust in celebrating Main Street Iowa’s successful community revitalization […]
Historic Home’s Property Taxes Waived Posted by CC on October 2nd, 2010 9:00 am In welcome news to the board for the Ira and Asenath Sturdevant House, a unanimous decision by the Bremer County Board of Supervisors waived two tax payments for the property earlier this week. Due to the timing of the purchase of […]
Most Endangered Property of 2004 Lost Posted by CC on September 27th, 2010 8:43 am When the Columbia Opera House in Correctionville was listed as one of Iowa’s Most Endangered Properties of 2004, the nomination indicated it was structurally sound and simply needing repair. Sadly, much of the building collapsed last Tuesday, September 21, falling […]
Posted by mw on September 23rd, 2010 10:12 pm For the Clinton County Historical Society, it has been a long road for the collection of historic Catholic churches in Clinton. St. Ireneaus, the last of five Catholic churches to find its fate after parishes merged to form Prince of Peach Parish in 1990, was recently […]
Posted by mw on September 23rd, 2010 8:54 am Stratford, a community of 746, has the same fate as many downtowns across the country. Through neglect of regular maintenance, a range of inappropriate alterations to downtown storefronts and economic challenges faced by many rural Iowa communities, the downtown area has definitely seen better times. To […]