Month: December 2008

Lost: Historic Stone Barn near Cedar Falls

Posted by CC on December 28th, 2008 1:22 pm Preservationists in Cedar Falls are mourning the loss of a historic stone barn, despite efforts to find resources to help the owner save the barn. Built in the 1800s and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the barn was demolished in recent weeks. The… Read more »

Abandoned Shelby School Saved by Citizens

Plans for Reuse Still Being Discussed Posted by CC on December 14th, 2008 11:13 am A large school building built in the 1920s has been saved from demolition by the citizens of Shelby. The School District plans to sell the building to the City of Shelby for $1 and the City has agreed to resell… Read more »

Prairie Style Home in Mason City Burns

Owner Plans to Rebuild Posted by CC on December 14th, 2008 11:05 am An untended candle started a fire that severely damaged a house thought to be the second-oldest Prairie Style home in Iowa (the oldest is the 1908 Stockman House, also in Mason City). The home, built in 1910, lost most of its roof… Read more »