Posted by mw on April 8th, 2010 9:04 pm May 8, 2010 in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Old Windows Aren’t a Pane – They’re Green! OVERVIEW COSC brings window preservation expert Bob Yapp to Iowa to teach cost effective and energy efficient historic restoration methods for original, double-hung, wood windows. Whether a contractor, homeowner […]
National Trust Campaign to Restore Funding Underway Posted by CC on April 3rd, 2010 11:28 am As currently proposed, the federal budget plans to eliminate funding for two critical preservation programs: Save America’s Treasures and Preserve America. It also plans to cut funding to National Heritage Areas. Iowa’s historic resources have benefitted greatly from each […]
National Park Service Press Release Posted by mw on April 2nd, 2010 2:42 pm National Park Service Midwest Regional Office 601 Riverfront Drive U.S. Department of the Interior Omaha, NE 68102 Press Release For Release March 31, 2010 Contact: Steve Adams, Associate Regional Director for Cultural Resources Phone: 402-661-1902 PUBLIC INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING […]
Rededication concert set for April 18 at Union Sunday School Posted by mw on April 2nd, 2010 2:38 pm The newly restored and world’s largest existing Kimball pipe organ, now 114 years old, will make its triumphant return to Union Sunday School in Clermont next month. Two Luther College organists – William Kuhlman, retired professor […]
New Preservation Station Should be Open by Winter Posted by mw on April 2nd, 2010 2:35 pm After almost eight months working to rehabilitate the former downtown hotel and storefront at 213 Valley St. into a warehouse, volunteers with the Heritage Trust for Preservation and Restoration of Historic Burlington still have many long months of […]
Posted by mw on April 2nd, 2010 2:32 pm DES MOINES— The owners of a 102-year-old double house on Ingersoll Avenue in Des Moines want to preserve the historic home and are seeking an interested party to lease the property. Greenwood Park, LLC, on behalf of the Plymouth Church Foundation, invites the public and interested […]
Posted by mw on April 1st, 2010 8:46 am Des Moines, Iowa – The Iowa Architectural Foundation will present the 2010 Architecture Month Lecture Series every Tuesday evening throughout April at various locations through the Des Moines metropolitan area. All lectures will begin at 7:00 pm with free admission. The 2010 series begins on April […]
Sioux City Property Looks for Tenants Posted by CC on March 28th, 2010 12:01 pm The historic Badgerow Building in Sioux City could become home to 21st century technology businesses if its current owner lures them to northwest Iowa. Bruce DeBolt, a developer from California, is restoring the 12-story Art Deco office building and recently […]
Time to access state and federal rehab tax credits is now Posted by Rod Scott on March 23rd, 2010 7:34 am Owners of historic properties can claim two years of qualified rehab costs on state and federal historic preservation tax credit applications. That means owners affected by the floods of 2008 need to act soon […]
Posted by mw on March 9th, 2010 8:19 am IJobs is a 830 million dollar statewide infrastructure investment designed to improve Iowa community’s and strengthen the economy while creating thousands of jobs. IJobs is funded by Iowa’s gambling revenue, meaning there is no increase in taxes. Woodbury County is expected to receive 18 million dollars […]