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 […]
The upcoming 2018 Country School Preservation Conference in Winterset is fast approaching – register now to reserve your seat! September 28 and 29, 2018. https://preservationiowa.org/events/28/country-school-preservation-conference/ Hope to see you there!
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 […]
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs would like to hear from you. You are invited to respond to a brief survey about the Department and its three divisions – the Iowa Arts Council, State Historical Society of Iowa and Produce Iowa, the State Office of Media Production. The survey will take approximately 5-10 minutes and your response […]
Preservation promotes prosperity in communities across Iowa, according to a recently released economic impact study commissioned by Smart Growth Development – an Iowa bi-partisan non-profit coalition which advocates for policies promoting smart growth practices and historic rehabilitation. Heritage Works, a Dubuque-based nonprofit organization, specializing as a comprehensive resource for those engaged in preservation and redevelopment […]
Once again Preservation Iowa will offer a mini grant to aid persons wishing to preserve/repair a country school building that would be open for public visitation. Smaller grant requests for projects costing less than $500 have a greater chance of being funded. The deadline for submitting an application for this grant award is Nov. 22, 2017. […]
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 nine properties as the 2017 Most Endangered Properties and some of these properties have been highlighted in other preservation publications since their designation. In the […]
Preserve Iowa Summit: Mining the Past Fort Dodge, Iowa June 8-10, 2017 Registration for the Preserve Iowa Summit in Fort Dodge is now open! The website has information about the sessions planned, speakers’ biographies, hotels, and a place to register. Registration for our preservation partners, which includes current members of Preservation Iowa is only $55. Register today as this rate is only good […]
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 2017 Preserve Iowa Summit, to be held in […]