IHPA's Mission
IHPA builds partnerships that enhance our economic and cultural future through the preservation of Iowa's historic resources. Learn more...
Call for Nominations—Most Endangered Properties 2008
Do you know a historic building or site that is in danger of being lost? Submit your nominations for IHPA's Most Endangered Properties 2008. Nominations must be postmarked by November 1, 2008. Learn more...
IHPA Disaster Recovery Efforts
During Spring and Summer 2008, severe weather across Iowa caused substantial damage to Iowa's historic resources. The Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance is working with the State Historical Society of Iowa, Main Street Iowa, 1000 Friends of Iowa, the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation to identify needs and assist historic property owners in all affected areas of the state. Learn more...
IHPA Announces the 2008 Country School Preservation Conference
The 9th annual Iowa country school preservation conference will be held October 10-11, 2008, in Ames. This year's conference, Perceptions of the Country School, will feature Dr. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, ISU Director of Graduate Education, Program in Agricultural History and Rural Studies. Learn more...
Upcoming Events
Sep. 13 - Apr. 12 • Made from Mud: Iowa's Potters and Potteries, 1830-1930 (Exhibit), Des Moines, Iowa
Oct. 7 • Brucemore Community Tree Planting Event, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Oct. 9 (5:00 pm - 9:00 pm) • Tour de Loo, Waterloo, Iowa
Preservation News from Across the State
Iowa City Airport Turns 90
Oldest Civil Airport West of the Mississippi in its Original Location
2008 marks the 90th anniversary of the Iowa City Airport, an airfield like no other in the state. Starting as a grassy landing strip in the middle of farmland, the airfield developed into an important spot for refueling on US Air Mail flights west of Chicago. Because of this, the Iowa ... Read full item
Historic Mini-Wakan Shelterhouse Receives $100,000 Grant
Spirit Lake Protective Association Working to Rehabilitate Structure
The Okoboji Foundation recently awarded a $100,000 grant to the Spirit Lake Protective Association for restoration of the historic Mini-Wakan shelterhouse on the north shore of Big Spirit Lake. This was the first large grant awarded as part of fundraising efforts for the restoration. Although the Iowa DNR will partially fund ... Read full item
Decorah Historic Preservation Commission Celebrates First Year
Formed just over a year ago, the Decorah Historic Preservation Commission is working toward becoming a Certified Local Government. Currently, the commission is in the process of collecting data for a preliminary inventory of historic sites in Decorah, one of the items necessary for CLG designation. Working with the Vesterheim ... Read full item
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Take Action!
Your Help Needed for Federal Flood Recovery Funding
Fellow supporters of historic preservation, we need your help today. Iowa has suffered millions of dollars of damage to historic properties that are such an important part of the fabric of our society. Two important pieces of legislation related to disaster recovery are working their way through Congress. With these ... Read full item