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PRESERVATION NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND NATION

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Archived News Stories

Simmons House Interior Hall
March 10, 2025

2025 Preservation at its Best Nominations Open

PIME 2025 Logo
October 30, 2024

2025 Most Endangered Properties – Nominations Open

Most Endangered 2023 Call for Nominations EXTENDED
December 9, 2022

Most Endangered 2023 Call for Nominations EXTENDED

Iowa Rural Schools Museum
July 16, 2021

2021 Iowa Country School Preservation Conference – Oct 8 & 9

Keokuk Union Depot corner deterioration
May 28, 2021

Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awards Rural Revitalization Grants

Notes on Iowa
May 11, 2021

Notes on Iowa

Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area
April 13, 2021

Rep. Axne Introduces Legislation to Protect Iowa’s Only National Heritage Area

2021 Preservation at Its Best Nomination Form
April 1, 2021

2021 Preservation at Its Best Nomination Form

Elks Building (Burlington)
January 5, 2021

RFP for Redevelopment of Burlington Elks Building

Marshalltown Historic District 3
October 19, 2020

2021 Most Endangered Properties – Call for Nominations

Rural Electrification Documentary Stillshot
July 1, 2020

Iowa Rural Electrification Documentary Wins 2020 History Day Top Honors

Simmons House Front Elevation
June 21, 2020

Preservation Iowa 2020 “Preservation at Its Best” Awards

RFP for Redevelopment of Knoxville VA
June 17, 2020

RFP for Redevelopment of Knoxville VA

Virtual 2020 Preserve Iowa Summit June 4-6
April 26, 2020

Virtual 2020 Preserve Iowa Summit June 4-6

2020 Preservation at Its Best Award Nominations - Due May 1
April 19, 2020

2020 Preservation at Its Best Award Nominations – Due May 1

Congratulations HRDP Grant Awardees!
November 27, 2019

Congratulations HRDP Grant Awardees!

Marshalltown Historic District 3
November 9, 2019

Call for Nominations: 2020 Most Endangered

Iowa's Top Historic Preservation Awards Announced
June 16, 2019

Iowa’s Top Historic Preservation Awards Announced

Ladora Bank Bistro
March 23, 2019

Difficulty of Keeping Historic Buildings Open

Marshalltown Historic District 3
January 19, 2019

Preservation Iowa Announces 2019 Most Endangered Properties

Quarterly Preservation Iowa Newsletter - Winter 2018
December 21, 2018

Quarterly Preservation Iowa Newsletter – Winter 2018

Advocacy Week
December 21, 2018

Preservation Action: Advocacy Update

Most Endangered Property Update - Red Bridge, Jasper County
December 21, 2018

Most Endangered Property Update – Red Bridge, Jasper County

Preservation Iowa Banner
December 21, 2018

2018 in Review

Call for Nominations: 2019 Most Endangered
October 13, 2018

Call for Nominations: 2019 Most Endangered

2018 Country School Mini Grant
September 22, 2018

2018 Country School Mini Grant

Register for 2018 Country School Conference
September 2, 2018

Register for 2018 Country School Conference

Sheldon Schoolhouse Video
September 2, 2018

Sheldon Schoolhouse Video

2018 Preservation at Its Best Awards
September 2, 2018

2018 Preservation at Its Best Awards

2018 Preservation at its Best Awards Ceremony
July 28, 2018

2018 Preservation at its Best Awards Ceremony

2018 Preservation at Its Best CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
June 28, 2018

2018 Preservation at Its Best CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Documentary Premier: Iowa State Penitentiary
April 6, 2018

Documentary Premier: Iowa State Penitentiary

2018 Iowa Country School Preservation Conference
February 3, 2018

2018 Iowa Country School Preservation Conference

Attend a National Preservation Conference Without Leaving the State!
January 20, 2018

Attend a National Preservation Conference Without Leaving the State!

Tornado Spurs McGregor City Hall Facade Restoration
January 20, 2018

Tornado Spurs McGregor City Hall Facade Restoration

Iowa Dept of Cultural Affairs Survey
January 14, 2018

Iowa Dept of Cultural Affairs Survey

Study: Historic Tax Credit program is an Economic Driver for Iowa
December 12, 2017

Study: Historic Tax Credit program is an Economic Driver for Iowa

Section 1: Preservation Curriculum for Teachers
November 12, 2017

Section 1: Preservation Curriculum for Teachers

2017 Country Schoolhouse Mini Grant
October 21, 2017

2017 Country Schoolhouse Mini Grant

2018 PI Most Endangered Properties Call for Nominations
October 14, 2017

2018 PI Most Endangered Properties Call for Nominations

2017 Preserve Iowa Conference Earlybird Registration
April 16, 2017

2017 Preserve Iowa Conference Earlybird Registration

Apply for Exhibit Space at the 2017 Preserve Iowa Summit
April 6, 2017

Apply for Exhibit Space at the 2017 Preserve Iowa Summit

Preservation at its Best 2017 Call for Nominations
April 4, 2017

Preservation at its Best 2017 Call for Nominations

2017 Preserve Iowa Summit
March 26, 2017

2017 Preserve Iowa Summit

Preservation Iowa Announces 2017
February 12, 2017

Preservation Iowa Announces 2017 “Most Endangered Properties”

Preservation Iowa Newsletter - Winter 2016
January 14, 2017

Preservation Iowa Newsletter – Winter 2016

National Register Activity in Iowa was High in 2016
January 14, 2017

National Register Activity in Iowa was High in 2016

Passing of a fellow Preservationist
January 14, 2017

Passing of a fellow Preservationist

PI 2016 Mini-Grant Awardee Announcement
January 14, 2017

PI 2016 Mini-Grant Awardee Announcement

Herring Hotel Update
January 14, 2017

Herring Hotel Update

National Fund for Sacred Places 2017 Round
January 9, 2017

National Fund for Sacred Places 2017 Round

Iowa Historic Country School Mini-Grant Applicants for 2016
December 24, 2016

Iowa Historic Country School Mini-Grant Applicants for 2016

Call for Session Presenters - Preserve Iowa Summit 2017
December 5, 2016

Call for Session Presenters – Preserve Iowa Summit 2017

Mini Grant Applications Due Nov 18
October 17, 2016

Mini Grant Applications Due Nov 18

Preservation Iowa Newsletter – Fall 2016
October 15, 2016

Preservation Iowa Newsletter – Fall 2016

Tax Credits Spur Investment in Projects Across Iowa
October 15, 2016

Tax Credits Spur Investment in Projects Across Iowa

Teaching Historic Preservation at Iowa State University
October 15, 2016

Teaching Historic Preservation at Iowa State University

2017 Most Endangered Properties Nominations Open
October 12, 2016

2017 Most Endangered Properties Nominations Open

2016 Preservation at its Best Award Winners
October 1, 2016

2016 Preservation at its Best Award Winners

Thank you, Preserve Iowa Summit Exhibitors!
September 15, 2016

Thank you, Preserve Iowa Summit Exhibitors!

Preservation Iowa Newsletter - Spring 2016
May 5, 2016

Preservation Iowa Newsletter – Spring 2016

Seeking Everett Dodds Designed Homes
May 2, 2016

Seeking Everett Dodds Designed Homes

Historic Tax Credit Changes Pass IA House
April 21, 2016

Historic Tax Credit Changes Pass IA House

Every Kid in a Park
March 3, 2016

Every Kid in a Park

State Historical Building Rehabilitation Report
February 28, 2016

State Historical Building Rehabilitation Report

CLG Grant Awards
February 23, 2016

CLG Grant Awards

Preservation Stars of Madison County
February 21, 2016

Preservation Stars of Madison County

Des Moines
October 23, 2015

Des Moines “Most Endangered” Buildings

June 1, 2015

Barn Foundation announces spring tour

May 29, 2015

‘J’ – Development Company wins preservation award

May 29, 2015

St. Joe’s seeking National Register of Historic Places recognition

May 29, 2015

Honor the past – Commission sees progress in preserving Le Mars history

May 29, 2015

Cedar Rapids backs $15 million Smulekoff’s redevelopment

May 29, 2015

Iowa looks at archaeological testing along pipeline route

May 29, 2015

2 remaining Civil War-era cottages on Dubuque St. torn down

May 29, 2015

Ames Historic Preservation Awards Announced

February 20, 2015

Unitarian Universalist Society sees move as new chapter

February 20, 2015

City Seeks Proposals for Downtown Design Guidelines and Streetscape Planning

January 21, 2015

Iowa City council delays decision on cottages

January 20, 2015

Timeline of the Dubuque Street cottages

January 20, 2015

Rally Held to Support Iowa City Cottage Preservation

January 5, 2015

Martha Hayes, Iowa Preservation Leader Passes Away

January 5, 2015

State agency chief says Iowa a leader in historic preservation

January 5, 2015

Upcoming grant funding initiative to celebrate the arts and National Parks

December 29, 2014

City Staff and Planning Commission Get a C- in Preservation

December 29, 2014

One of three historic cottages torn down ‘under cover of darkness’ in Iowa City

December 24, 2014

Historic preservation takes center stage in new Kirkwood program

December 24, 2014

No Bull! – Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco advertisement uncovered

December 15, 2014

Residents host cottage memorial service for Dubuque Street buildings

December 12, 2014

Demolition permits issued for Iowa City cottages

December 9, 2014

Exciting plans for St. Joe’s Hospital redevelopment

December 9, 2014

Iowa City Council Votes Against Public Hearing for Cottages

December 9, 2014

Historic preservation grants awarded

November 6, 2014

Historic Filling Station Moves to New Location in Des Moines

November 4, 2014

Group looks to buy Aldo Leopold residence

October 31, 2014

Group weighs how to protect historic areas

October 27, 2014

Harlan man receives prestigious preservation award

October 27, 2014

With barns disappearing in Midwest, a preservation movement rises

October 21, 2014

Preserving history

October 21, 2014

‘Sustainability through historic salvage’ Public invited to register for free symposium at UI Nov. 8

October 17, 2014

Register building could become R&T Lofts

October 6, 2014

Credit Island Lodge restoration work advancing

October 6, 2014

Neighbors finally get chance to save historic Davenport home

September 18, 2014

Local barns feaured in All State Barn Tour

September 16, 2014

From boarded-up to beautiful

September 5, 2014

Kirkwood Works to Preserve Iowa Heritage

September 4, 2014

Home, business honored by city

September 4, 2014

Historic Van Buren County courthouse needs renovation

August 27, 2014

2014 Preservation At Its Best Awards Recipients

August 19, 2014

Wadsworth receives Historic Preservation award

August 19, 2014

Come High Water: Preservation and Resilience in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

August 18, 2014

Commission names Tate Arms building historic landmark

August 12, 2014

“Sustainability Through Historic Salvage” Conference

August 9, 2014

Stromstein project to be featured at preservation summit

August 9, 2014

Tate Arms owners seek historic landmark designation

August 6, 2014

Deal to Sell Old Independence High School Dead

August 6, 2014

Ft. Madison City Council Allows Division of Historic Site

August 4, 2014

George Wyth House put up for sale

August 1, 2014

Big Plans in the Works for Roosevelt

July 23, 2014

Local diner fading into the past

July 21, 2014

State grants preserve Iowa’s country schools

July 21, 2014

Group works to save dilapidated Iowa school

July 17, 2014

A century old train depot makes a move

July 17, 2014

Landmark Home Re-Opens its Doors in Boone

July 14, 2014

Historic Forest Grove School gets a new roof

July 14, 2014

Hardacre Theater Unveils Designs

July 1, 2014

Hubbard Park site holds clues of early black culture

June 28, 2014

State funding will cover cost of courthouse clock & bell restoration

June 23, 2014

Keokuk Union Depot is awarded a Jeffis Family Foundation grant

June 18, 2014

Old Muscatine synagogue faces an uncertain future

June 18, 2014

‘Hollywood in the Heartland’ exhibit opens June 27

June 18, 2014

Knocking down history

June 9, 2014

Tate Arms must be recognized as a local landmark

May 19, 2014

Local historic preservation group encouraging buyers to choose West Hill Historic District

May 9, 2014

Le Mars hopes to breathe life back into 30 storefronts

April 30, 2014

HGTV’s WHO’S LIVED IN MY HOUSE? is now casting homeowners in Iowa!

April 22, 2014

Iowa Senate OKs revisions to historic preservation tax credits

April 11, 2014

Wapello County Courthouse to receive facelift

April 11, 2014

Preservation about honoring past, planning for future

April 11, 2014

Manning seeks placement on National Register of Historic Places

March 31, 2014

More Than a Building Lost

March 24, 2014

Decorah lands on list of nation’s ’20 Best Small Towns’ to visit

March 20, 2014

Credit Island Lodge Renovation Moves Forward

March 20, 2014

Riverfront YMCA up for grabs

March 20, 2014

Waterloo demolishes old Lafayette Elementary for houses

March 12, 2014

Wapello County Courthouse to get its rooftop ornament back

March 11, 2014

Historic railroad depot gets makeover

March 11, 2014

The Federal Tax Incentives for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings Statistical Report and Analysis for Fiscal Year 2013

February 24, 2014

Hot Riveting Preserves Historic Value of Bunker Mill Bridge

February 24, 2014

Raising the Curtain at the Hardacre

February 21, 2014

Archaeological finds in Iowa City ‘extends our own history’

February 19, 2014

A room with a view: Library spruces up stained-glass windows

February 19, 2014

Munson: 156 years of Mitchell County Courthouse history comes crumbling down

February 19, 2014

Cedar Falls defies gravity by preserving history

February 11, 2014

Historic Preservation grant applications due April 25

February 11, 2014

Historical find under University of Iowa’s Hubbard Park delays flood recovery work

January 29, 2014

Hardacre Theatre Group Reaches Goal

January 27, 2014

Dubuque group plans revival for crumbling St. Mary’s campus

January 27, 2014

Giving Iowa’s old buildings new life

January 18, 2014

Preservation Advocacy opportunity

January 9, 2014

Restoring a look – Architect considered for revitalized downtown planning

January 8, 2014

State gives grant to preserve old Cedar Falls post office

January 8, 2014

McGregor receives $12,500 grant for pre-development of Sullivan Opera House

January 8, 2014

State awards $951,000 to historic downtown preservation projects

January 7, 2014

New Wright on the Park director focuses on education

January 6, 2014

Eight Iowa locations receive about $80,000 for historic preservation projects

January 2, 2014

Courthouse, flooding top stories in 2013

December 31, 2013

2013 Most Endangered Properties

December 30, 2013

Historic Davenport house placed on Iowa’s most endangered list

December 30, 2013

Jeff Kurtz: Preserving the past is key to success in the future

December 26, 2013

Scott County man takes it upon himself to mark pioneer cemetery

December 26, 2013

Historic Preservation Commission established in Forest City

December 26, 2013

You can help keep Hardacre’s end credits from rolling

December 24, 2013

Future of Des Moines’ Southwest Fifth bridge is now in hands of fundraisers

December 6, 2013

Freezing drizzle halts roofing work at Squirrel Cage Jail

November 26, 2013

Group sets its sights on historic sites

November 25, 2013

Egloff House to be moved in spring

November 8, 2013

Warren Cultural Center in Greenfield, Iowa to Receive Preservation Honor Award

October 23, 2013

History isn’t past its prime

October 21, 2013

Yapp: When it comes to windows, older is better

October 1, 2013

Call for Papers: Vernacular Architecture Forum 2014

September 27, 2013

Iowa hardware store to celebrate more than just an anniversary

September 23, 2013

Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces historic preservation and community history awards

September 23, 2013

Saving Cedar Rapids’ historic buildings ‘like herding cats’

September 23, 2013

Des Moines Historical Society Invites Community to Celebrate Move of Local Landmark

September 12, 2013

“Save the Hardacre Theater” public meeting set for Sept. 25

September 12, 2013

Iowa: A tour of the state’s historic, landmark barn beauties

September 12, 2013

Archeologists Unearthing Ancient Artifacts from Cave Near Monticello

September 10, 2013

Sullivan building shines again in Iowa town

August 27, 2013

2 Iowa City cabins named to National Register of Historic Places

August 27, 2013

Engineer hopes to save historic bridges

August 27, 2013

Newton reps to attend Preserve Iowa Summit

August 27, 2013

Iowa Courthouse Clock Tower to Get Facelift

August 27, 2013

Department of Cultural Affairs awards nearly $642,000 in grants

August 12, 2013

Historic bridge burned, arson suspected

August 12, 2013

Announcing the First Comprehensive Window Restoration, Repair and Weatherization Standards

August 12, 2013

Economic Benefits of the Historic Tax Credit Program–report now available!

August 12, 2013

Historic North Iowa Building Set For Renovation

August 12, 2013

Curtains will close on Hardacre Theater, for now

August 12, 2013

Effort underway to preserve Johnson County home that once served the poor

August 12, 2013

Old Settlers’ cabins preserved

August 12, 2013

North Iowa Civil War Memorial Set For Restoration

July 29, 2013

Sherman’s Tower on par with Englert, Old Brick

July 29, 2013

Couple revives downtown Clinton building

July 20, 2013

Old Elks building in new hands

July 20, 2013

HABS-SAH Sally Kress Tompkins Fellowship

May 16, 2013

35th Anniversary Report on Federal Tax Incentives for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings

May 10, 2013

Newton Historic Preservation Month to be observed

May 9, 2013

Buchanan County bird observatory upright again

May 9, 2013

Three Linn County Historical Societies Honored for Preservation Efforts

May 3, 2013

Millard earns award for preservation effort, brings attention to Woodbine

April 30, 2013

Saving the Hotel Stuart: Couple takes on revamp of historic Iowa hotel

April 26, 2013

Stained Glass Windows are Restored in Clinton Church

April 22, 2013

Warren County Photo Contest

April 18, 2013

2013 Golden Silo Award Winners Announced by Silos and Smokestacks

April 11, 2013

SAVE THE DATE Preserve Iowa Summit

April 9, 2013

Salvaged barn siding finds new home

April 9, 2013

Mason City seeks new owner and location for the William and Margaret Egloff House

March 28, 2013

Sullivan art windows return home

March 15, 2013

Architecture Month Lecture Series Announced: Free April Events Will Showcase the Theme “Skyscrapers”

March 15, 2013

Iowa stakes a claim to Underground Railroad

February 20, 2013

Preserve Iowa Summit 2013

February 7, 2013

Adler group aims to sell theater back to city of Davenport

January 29, 2013

Does Charm Pay? Economist’s Study of Preservation Investments on Main Street Iowa Agenda

January 23, 2013

Tour Reveals Potential in Roosevelt Building

January 23, 2013

Davenport officials hope to preserve historic home

January 18, 2013

Marion chosen as Main Street community

January 15, 2013

“snapshot Iowa”: A Photography Contest for Iowa Students

January 11, 2013

My Biz: District director promotes preservation and development

January 7, 2013

Murray Hall a piece of Little Sioux history

January 2, 2013

Restoration of historic bird observation tower advances

December 28, 2012

Downtown Le Mars may have a more historic look

December 26, 2012

Groups fight to preserve former Waterloo bakery building

December 26, 2012

Eastern Iowa park built by inmates seeks historic status

December 14, 2012

Wright on the Park, Inc., to hold national workshop

December 13, 2012

Landmark designation in Iowa City could protect historic buildings

December 10, 2012

Stop! Don’t replace historic windows

December 6, 2012

Architectural Interpretive Center has new exhibit

November 27, 2012

Bridge Puts Ghost Town Back on Through Route

November 25, 2012

Call for Nominations

November 20, 2012

Old Sheaffer Pen building damaged by fire

November 13, 2012

Cedar Rapids planning commission rejects senior housing proposal

November 13, 2012

Preserving the past with the future

November 8, 2012

Another banner year for historical preservation

November 5, 2012

Paramount’s grand reopening celebrates recovery from flood

November 1, 2012

Woodbine wins Preservation Iowa awards

October 15, 2012

Developer Offers Tradeoff to Build More Affordable Housing

October 15, 2012

Moving Day for the Stromstein Building in Northwood, Iowa

October 4, 2012

Silos funding stalled in Congress

October 3, 2012

Early morning fire at Fort under investigation

October 2, 2012

Southwest Iowa’s single-screen theaters offer cheap entertainment, nostalgia

September 24, 2012

Rural history buffs find a future in the past

September 24, 2012

Youth Summits and Teaching with Historic Places

September 19, 2012

Restoration of historic Sutliff Bridge nearly complete

September 18, 2012

Underground Railroad Program Set

September 13, 2012

Historic Cedar Falls post office building gets reprieve

September 11, 2012

Statewide preservation plan–comments needed by Sept. 24!

September 10, 2012

Dozens of Firefighters Respond to Cornell College Fire

September 5, 2012

Crews demolish former Salem United Methodist Church

September 5, 2012

Before TiVo, before TV, before radio, there was Toby

September 4, 2012

Developer plans office, housing for flood-hit Sullivan Bank

August 30, 2012

Restoring old windows back to life in old Eagles building

August 30, 2012

Four Allamakee County barns to be included in Iowa Barn Foundation’s 2012 All-State Barn Tour

August 30, 2012

Board ponders remodeling, building new Charles City Middle School

August 29, 2012

Preserve Iowa Summit will meet in Burlington

August 24, 2012

Time working against efforts to save school

August 24, 2012

Take a Trip Through History

August 23, 2012

Depot restoration project gaining nationwide attention in magazine

August 23, 2012

Downtown jewels

August 23, 2012

Paramount Theatre restoration in home stretch

August 18, 2012

Preservation at its Best Nominations Now Being Accepted

August 18, 2012

The Sun Hasn’t Set on the Drive-In

August 16, 2012

City agrees to restore mural

August 16, 2012

DCA awards nearly $490,000 in REAP/HRDP grants

August 10, 2012

Out of service: Former downtown service station will make way for parking

August 9, 2012

Neighborhoods could be part of historic district

August 7, 2012

Waterloo council signals intent to buy Dunsmore house

August 3, 2012

IN DEPTH: Oldest Cemetery in Knoxville

August 3, 2012

Renovation nearly complete on historic shelter on Big Spirit Lake

August 3, 2012

A steppingstone in Fayette County’s history

August 2, 2012

“Country School: One Room – One Nation” Documentary Film Garners Coveted Emmy® Nomination

August 2, 2012

Historic buildings topic for meeting

August 1, 2012

Mammoth excavation underway near Oskaloosa

July 31, 2012

Funding for courthouse study called into question in Mitchell County

July 30, 2012

Two day historic preservation workshop comes to Cherokee

July 30, 2012

Reviving the chief: Restoration costs to be covered through courthouse insurance

July 27, 2012

Davenport mansion becomes landmark

July 26, 2012

City of Akron Receives National Historic Preservation Act CLG

July 12, 2012

Keokuk gearing up for 3-day 2012 Iowa Downtown Summit

July 11, 2012

Davenport gets $47K for Credit Island research

July 10, 2012

Henry County prepares for courthouse centennial

July 5, 2012

Plotting restoration

July 5, 2012

Northwood opera house building receives state preservation funding

July 5, 2012

Wright-designed ‘man cave’ in need of repairs

June 20, 2012

City’s historic district may get larger with grant

June 20, 2012

Volunteers continue depot rehabilitation

June 18, 2012

Efforts at historic preservation are gaining ground

June 15, 2012

The Windmill Wizard: Jim Boll rescues old windmills and carefully restores the farm relics of the past

June 11, 2012

From Old Classics to Hip Homes

June 8, 2012

The opera house will sing again

June 4, 2012

Depot projects on track

June 4, 2012

If These Barns Could Talk

May 31, 2012

Progress and preservation

May 31, 2012

First Christian Falls

May 30, 2012

Looking back and forth: Art museum exhibits chronicle the changing face of downtown Cedar Rapids

May 29, 2012

Preservation Iowa Advisor Named Iowa Main Street Coordinator

May 17, 2012

Union Block building’s past celebrated

May 16, 2012

Historic church will come down

May 14, 2012

VA campus now officially on National Register of Historic Places

May 9, 2012

Economic development expert calls demolishing Bryant School ‘ludicrous’

May 3, 2012

Discover Mitchell County’s hidden gems

April 18, 2012

The Digital Challenge for Iowa’s Theaters

April 18, 2012

Saving a Sullivan? When Preservationists Don’t Have Proof…or the Money

April 18, 2012

Rural Elma Church Energized to New Life

April 17, 2012

Alumni reminisce about Forest Grove School

April 2, 2012

Arts & Culture: Tour historic city buildings this month

April 2, 2012

Project takes off

March 28, 2012

‘FLOYD’ returning to courthouse

March 22, 2012

‘Funeral demonstration’ protests loss of historic Cedar Rapids church

March 20, 2012

Rare Pipe Organ May Be Dismantled for Parts

March 19, 2012

Looking up downtown

March 15, 2012

Keokuk’s Union Depot awarded $10,000 grant

March 5, 2012

Registration now open for the 2012 Statewide Historic Preservation Conference in Decorah

March 2, 2012

$1.6 million Hy-Vee pledge will help preserve 89-year-old hotel

February 29, 2012

Last-minute efforts to save historic Cedar Rapids church may be futile

February 28, 2012

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation releases new report on the economic impact of historic preservation

February 26, 2012

Landmark school gets chance at new life

February 24, 2012

Before and after: A jewel is polished in Toledo

February 23, 2012

2011 Reports on Federal Tax Incentives For Rehabilitating Historic Buildings

February 21, 2012

Historical Resource Development Program (HRDP) Grant Round is now underway!

February 13, 2012

Coming attractions in sight

February 6, 2012

Cedar Rapids moves to keep several ‘historic,’ flood-damaged buildings off demolition list

January 30, 2012

Bed-and-breakfast among planned uses for New Bohemia properties

January 13, 2012

“Snapshot Iowa” Youth Photography Contest Announced

January 12, 2012

Group seeks new historic district

December 30, 2011

Aerial views, information about 118,000 cultural resources now on-line

December 29, 2011

DMSC + firehouse = a perfect match?

December 29, 2011

Valley Junction up for Main Street Award

December 18, 2011

Architectural Styles of Cedar Falls Homes

October 24, 2011

Call for Nominations: 2012 Most Endangered Properties

October 17, 2011

Egloff House in Mason City for Sale — $1.00

October 2, 2011

2011 Preservation at Its Best Awards Announced

September 24, 2011

Marshalltown building may hide famed artist’s murals

August 9, 2011

Historic Park Inn Hotel in Mason City is Open for Visitors

July 17, 2011

Own a Piece of Ames History: Prairie Ark

July 11, 2011

Making Des Moines a Better Place

July 5, 2011

IDRC seeking Western Iowa host sites for Downtown Summit

June 4, 2011

How did you do Preservation Month?

May 22, 2011

ANNUAL PRESERVATION WORKSHOP

April 20, 2011

Preservation Iowa Hires Executive Director

April 5, 2011

IAF Sponsors Sacred Spaces Lecture Series

March 15, 2011

IDED to Host Regional Public Participation Training Workshops

March 13, 2011

National Conference Coming to Iowa!

March 6, 2011

Sustainability and Preservation Work on Main Street

March 6, 2011

CSPS Hall Flood Recovery Nearly Complete

February 27, 2011

SHSI announces free Disaster Awareness Workshops

February 27, 2011

Preservation Iowa Seeks Volunteers

February 20, 2011

Washington School in Osage is Reusable

February 20, 2011

Timber Frame Apprenticeship Seeks Historic Projects

February 12, 2011

Two of Five Endangered Clinton Churches Forge New Path

January 15, 2011

Images of Roman Apartments Demolition for Medical Mall Project in Cedar Rapids

January 12, 2011

Preservation Iowa Seeks Executive Director

January 8, 2011

Save the Maplenol Barn at Valley High School

December 26, 2010

Cedar Rapids Downtown Development Group Plans Warehouse Rehabilitation

December 26, 2010

Mason City Works to Preserve 11 Historic Homes Damaged in 2008 Flooding

November 28, 2010

Rehabbers Club Announces Des Moines Most Endangered

November 21, 2010

The Greenest Building is the One Already Built

November 2, 2010

Main Street Iowa Receives Preservation Honor Award

October 2, 2010

Sturdevant House Receives Tax Break

September 27, 2010

Opera House in Correctionville Collapses

September 23, 2010

Duncombe Catholic Church is Threatened While Clinton Church Begins New Life

September 23, 2010

Stratford Utilizes CDBG Funds to Rehabilitate 23 Downtown Facades

September 19, 2010

Historic Powdertown Site Slowly Disappearing

September 12, 2010

Plans for Paramount Theatre Restoration Announced

September 12, 2010

Preservation Projects Receive Funding

August 1, 2010

Historic Bridge Lost in July Flooding

July 18, 2010

Marion Named Preserve America Community

July 18, 2010

Governor Culver, Lt. Governor Judge Announce More Than $600,000 in Historic Preservation Grants

July 6, 2010

Historic Theatre in Vinton Goes 3-D

July 2, 2010

Historic Preservation Tax Credit applications due July 15

June 16, 2010

Volunteers and Supporters Needed for Sturdevant House

June 9, 2010

New Redevelopment Group in Keokuk

May 26, 2010

Elbert: Piece by piece, tiles tell history of Des Moines

May 25, 2010

The National Park Service seeks your input on sustainability and the Secretary of the Interior’s Guidelines for Rehabilitation

May 24, 2010

Civil War Era Keokuk Home Endangered

May 24, 2010

Mixed Use Preservation Effots in Cedar Rapids

May 22, 2010

2010 Preservation at Its Best Awards Announced

May 21, 2010

Students tour historic buildings in Osceola

May 19, 2010

National Trust Releases 11 Most Endangered Places

May 19, 2010

IAF to Host Walking Tours in Downtown Des Moines

May 14, 2010

Are Your Collections Prepared?

April 19, 2010

Historic Synagogue Could Be Torn Down

April 8, 2010

COSC brings window preservation expert Bob Yapp to Iowa

April 3, 2010

Help Preservation Iowa Save America’s Treasures

April 2, 2010

Public Invited to Comment at Effigy Mounds National Monument

April 2, 2010

Historic Kimball Organ makes triumphant return to Clermont

April 2, 2010

Heritage Trust’s Renovation Progresses

April 2, 2010

Endangered Double House for Lease; Open to Public April 10-11

April 1, 2010

Iowa Architectural Foundation to present lecture series for Architecture Month

March 28, 2010

Historic Badgerow Building Marketed Internationally

March 23, 2010

Two-year Window to Claim Disaster Cleanup Expenses is Closing

March 9, 2010

IJOBS Funds to Support Siouxland Historic District

March 9, 2010

Spencer building listed on National Register of Historic Places

March 9, 2010

What is the Future of Dubuque’s Iconic North End Brewing and Malting Complex?

February 24, 2010

Decision time for North Liberty’s historic Ranshaw House

February 21, 2010

Disaster Recovery Team Asks: ‘How Do You Replace History?’

February 5, 2010

Cedar Falls Named a Distinctive Destination

January 25, 2010

Historic East Village row house may be ‘in the way’

January 25, 2010

Main Street Iowa Announces $822,000 in Grants

January 9, 2010

Preservation Iowa on Facebook!

January 9, 2010

Iowa’s Country Schools Featured in USA Today

December 28, 2009

Palmer College to open history museum in Historic Schneff’s building

December 28, 2009

Ames City Council Passes on Railroad Bridge Donation

December 28, 2009

Historic ISU dairy barn to be torn down

December 13, 2009

Fire Damages Historic Downtown Paullina Buildings

November 14, 2009

Des Moines Rehabber’s Club Announces Seven Most Endangered 2009

November 11, 2009

Iowa Executive Order Encourages Preservation

October 20, 2009

Watch the Buchanan House Move on the Learning Channel

August 30, 2009

Buchanan House Saved from Demolition

June 26, 2009

Seven New Main Street Communities Announced

June 26, 2009

Hail Storm Damages National Register Properties in Bloomfield

May 10, 2009

Waverly’s Historic Sturdevant House to be Preserved

May 2, 2009

Historic Burlington Church Devastated by Arson to be Rebuilt!

April 20, 2009

Iowa Architectural Foundation 2009 Community Design Excellence

April 11, 2009

Sturdevant House Historians Visit Waverly

March 28, 2009

IHPA Begins Salvage Operation in Cedar Rapids

March 15, 2009

Agreement Reached to Move and Preserve Historic Gas Station

February 19, 2009

Site near Oakville levee is rare historical find

February 19, 2009

Des Moines County Heritage Center opens in the former Burlington Public Library

February 15, 2009

Hope Still Left for East Village Gas Station

January 24, 2009

Two Historic Buildings Saved from Demolition

January 24, 2009

Efforts Underway to Save Waverly Pioneer’s House

January 24, 2009

Movies Coming to Downtown Northwood

January 14, 2009

Waverly Pioneer House Threatened

December 28, 2008

Lost: Historic Stone Barn near Cedar Falls

December 14, 2008

Abandoned Shelby School Saved by Citizens

December 14, 2008

Prairie Style Home in Mason City Burns

November 9, 2008

Halloween Blaze Claims Historic Building in Riceville

November 9, 2008

Historic All Saints Dome is Rising from Ashes

October 18, 2008

Seven Most Endangered in Des Moines Announced

October 12, 2008

Secrest 1883 Octagonal Barn Turns 125

October 12, 2008

Nonpareil Building in Council Bluffs in Business Again

October 4, 2008

Iowa City Airport Turns 90

October 4, 2008

Historic Mini-Wakan Shelterhouse Receives $100,000 Grant

September 22, 2008

Decorah Historic Preservation Commission Celebrates First Year

September 22, 2008

Des Moines County Historical Museum Taking Shape

September 12, 2008

Ox Yoke Inn Neon Sign to Come Down

September 1, 2008

Clinton Engines Museum Opens

September 1, 2008

Ladora Savings Bank Becomes Bank Bistro

September 1, 2008

New Life for Princess Theatre in Mount Ayr

August 12, 2008

NTHP Accepting Donations on Behalf of Five Flooded Main Street Iowa Cities

August 3, 2008

Historic Akron Opera House to be Rehabilitated

August 3, 2008

Charles City Suspension Bridge Removed from River

July 29, 2008

Cedar Rapids Flood Stories Being Collected

July 21, 2008

Burlington’s Historic Hedge Building to Have New Life

July 21, 2008

Loess Hills Cultural Resource Survey to Begin

June 29, 2008

Flood News Roundup

June 17, 2008

Iowa Dept. of Cultural Affairs Requests Reports on Flood Damage to Cultural Resources

June 7, 2008

Perry’s Hotel Pattee to Reopen Next Month

June 7, 2008

Historic Burlington Home Re-emerges from the Undergrowth

May 31, 2008

Historic Church in Mount Vernon Damaged by Fire

May 31, 2008

Redfield Grand Army of the Republic Hall Restored

May 10, 2008

35 Years for Arsonist of Historic Burlington Church

April 30, 2008

“Hollywood in the Heartland” Awarded Preserve America Grant

April 13, 2008

Archaeological Dig Unearths Flynn Farm Building

April 13, 2008

Iowa Barn awarded 2008 Barn Again! Award

March 30, 2008

ISU Students Working with Historic Theatre in Britt

March 16, 2008

Two Oskaloosa Schools to Become Housing

March 16, 2008

Keokuk National Cemetery’s Superintendent’s Lodge Receives Gift

March 16, 2008

Big Creek Schoolhouse in Polk City Receives $83,000 State Grant

March 16, 2008

Historic Buildings Reach New Homes in Iowa City and Des Moines

March 15, 2008

Four New Main Street Communities!

February 23, 2008

Historic Home in Davenport Endangered

February 23, 2008

Two Historic Buildings in Des Moines Headed to New Homes

February 23, 2008

$6 Million Pledged to Historic Des Moines Library

February 23, 2008

Cultural Advocacy Day in Des Moines

February 16, 2008

Mount Vernon’s Commercial Historic District Hit by Fire

February 16, 2008

Olde Broom Factory Restaurant in Cedar Falls Demolished

February 16, 2008

Congress May Designate New Historic Site in Iowa

February 3, 2008

IHPA Unveils New Website

February 2, 2008

Historic Fort Madison Depot Part of Amtrak’s Plans

February 2, 2008

Historic Motel on Lincoln Highway Re-Opens

January 26, 2008

Fire in Maquoketa Severely Damages Historic Properties

January 17, 2008

Preservationists Save One of Two Buildings Slated for Demolition in Des Moines

January 9, 2008

Rath Packing Company Administration Building Saved

December 28, 2007

Wetherby Cottage Saved from Demolition

December 26, 2007

Fire Destroys Historic Breitbach’s Country Dining

July 31, 0203

Development Opportunity in Prairie City, Iowa

July 9, 0202

Preservation Alliance of Minnesota Seeks Executive Director

April 2, 0202

Valley Junction receives national honor