Preservation Iowa, formerly called the Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance (IHPA), was founded in 1989 by members of the public concerned about the destruction of significant historic sites and buildings in the state of

Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

. Preservation Iowa sponsors two programs, Iowa's Most Endangered Properties and Preservation at its Best Awards. Currently, it is undertaking initiatives to document barns, country schools, and small-town movie theaters. Preservation Iowa and the

National Trust for Historic Preservation The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately funded, nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that works in the field of historic preservation in the United States. The member-supported organization was founded in 1949 ...

are combining efforts to document and mitigate the effects of the 2008 Iowa floods on historic structures. Preservation Iowa publishes the ''Iowa Preservationist'' quarterly. The 2008 Preservation Iowa "Iowa's Most Endangered Properties"Iowa's Most Endangered Properties, include: * Gruwell and Crew General Store, West Branch (on the

NRHP The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of sites, buildings, structures, districts, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

) * Len Jus Building (Mason City, Iowa), Mason City * Masonic Building (Burrows Block--Bank Block),

Osceola Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Vsse Yvholv in Muscogee language, Creek, also spelled Asi-yahola), named Billy Powell at birth, was an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfa ...

* Union Block, Mount Pleasant (on the

) *

Fort Madison Fort Madison is a city in and a county seat of Lee County, Iowa, Lee County, Iowa, United States along with Keokuk, Iowa, Keokuk. Of Iowa's 99 counties, Lee County is the only one with two county seats. The population was 10,270 at the time of ...

Archaeological Site,

(on the

) * Faeth Farmstead and Orchard District, Fort Madison (on the

) *

Grant Wood Grant DeVolson Wood (February 13, 1891February 12, 1942) was an American artist and representative of Regionalism (art), Regionalism, best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest. He is particularly well known for ''America ...

Home, 318 14th Street NE,

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in u ...

* Bethel African Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids * Flooded Historic Neighborhoods, Cedar Rapids

Endangered historic Iowa gallery

Image:Union block.jpg, Union Block (Mount Pleasant, Iowa) Image:Len Jus Mason City.jpg, Len Jus Building (Mason City, Iowa) Image:Fort Madison monument.jpg,

Archaeological Site Image:Masonic Bldg Osceola Iowa.jpg,

Masonic Building (Osceola, Iowa) The Masonic Building, also called the Burrows Block, Bank Block, and Masonic Temple stands on the public square in Osceola, Iowa, United States. It was constructed by banker A.H. Burrows in 1872. The upper stories of this Italianate architecture, ...

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External links

Preservation Iowa site
State history organizations of the United States Non-profit organizations based in Iowa Historic preservation organizations in the United States Organizations established in 1989 1989 establishments in Iowa {{Iowa-stub