Volunteers clean up around Warren-Nassau house Posted by CC on June 7th, 2008 12:09 pm On Thursday, volunteers from the Heritage Trust, the DPI Design Committee and Keep Burlington Beautiful began cleaning up excessive vegetation around the National Register-listed Warren-Nassau House in Burlington. The Italianate house was built in 1847 by Fitz Henry Warren, a… Read more »
Posted by CC on May 31st, 2008 3:45 pm Spring storms passing through Iowa Sunday night and Monday morning (May 25 and 26) brought lightning that likely sparked a fire at Mount Vernon’s First Presbyterian Church. The fire destroyed the bell tower and damaged the attic, while firefighting and continued rain contributed to water damage…. Read more »
GAR Post Museum Opens for Memorial Day>/h3> Posted by CC on May 31st, 2008 3:24 pm Local preservationists and veterans in Redfield can be proud for the work that went into saving the “Marshall” GAR Post. The run-down, 1880s building was being considered for demolition when its history made people think again. The Grand Army… Read more »
Plea bargain includes fines and possible restitution Posted by CC on May 10th, 2008 5:03 pm On April 29, 2007, the historic United Presbyterian Church in Burlington was torched by an arsonist. Another Burlington church was also set on fire, but sustained no damage. Kevin Ravelin was arrested days later and recently agreed to a… Read more »
State Historical Society partners with IHPA for Statewide Inventory of Historic Movie Theatres Posted by SHPO on April 30th, 2008 12:28 pm The State Historic Preservation Office has received a $45,300 Preserve America grant award to help document Iowa’s historical connections to Hollywood and the movie industry. The project, “Hollywood in the Heartland,” is a… Read more »
Living History Farms conducting survey prior to sale of unused parcel Posted by CC on April 13th, 2008 7:01 pm Archaeologists digging on a 39-acre parcel near Living History Farms are learning about the livelihoods of the farmhands who worked for Martin Flynn, a 19th-century railroad man and farmer. The dig will be completed before… Read more »
Todd and Mary Kay Wegener’s Dairy Barn Awarded Recognition Award Posted by CC on April 13th, 2008 6:45 pm The rehabilitation of a historic dairy barn just outside of Fenton, Iowa, received one of four Recognition Awards by the BARN AGAIN! program. Now being used to raise 4-H calves, the barn is owned by Todd… Read more »
Chief Theatre Currently Used by Hobo Museum Posted by CC on March 30th, 2008 3:12 pm Iowa State University students are learning about history and helping the Hobo Museum in Britt. The multi-disciplinary “Hobo Studio” researched hobo history from the Civil War to today in preparation for the main focus of the studio. The students… Read more »
Historic exteriors to be restored by Community Housing Initiatives Posted by CC on March 16th, 2008 12:42 pm On March 7, The Oskaloosa Herald reported that Community Housing Initiatives has obtained funding to purchase the Grant and Lincoln schools in Oskaloosa and begin converting them into housing. CHI is a non-profit organization that has rehabilitated… Read more »
State Central Bank donates $40,000 to ongoing preservation effort Posted by CC on March 16th, 2008 12:31 pm The Superintendent’s Lodge at the National Cemetery in Keokuk will receive a new roof thanks to local preservationists, a state grant, and a generous donation by State Central Bank in Keokuk. The $40,000 gift will be added… Read more »
