{{Short description|Non-profit organization advocating historic preservation in Iowa}} '''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]].<ref>Preservation Iowa History: {{cite web |url=http://www.preservationiowa.org/about/history.php |title=Preservation Iowa |access-date=2011-02-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910180505/http://www.preservationiowa.org/about/history.php |archive-date=2012-09-10 }}</ref>
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.<ref>Preservation Iowa Initiatives: http://www.preservationiowa.org/initiatives/index.php</ref> Preservation Iowa and the [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]] are combining efforts to document and mitigate the effects of the 2008 Iowa floods on historic structures.<ref>National Trust Press Center: http://press.nationaltrust.org/content/view/261/162/</ref>
Preservation Iowa publishes the ''Iowa Preservationist'' quarterly.
The 2008 Preservation Iowa "Iowa's Most Endangered Properties"<ref>Iowa's Most Endangered Properties, {{cite web |url=http://www.preservationiowa.org/programs/endangered.php |title=Preservation Iowa- Iowa's Most Endangered Properties |access-date=2011-02-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907093828/http://www.preservationiowa.org/programs/endangered.php |archive-date=2012-09-07 }}</ref> include: * [[Gruwell and Crew General Store]], [[West Branch, Iowa|West Branch]] (on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa|NRHP]]) * [[Len Jus Building (Mason City, Iowa)]], [[Mason City, Iowa|Mason City]] * [[Masonic Building (Osceola, Iowa)|Masonic Building (Burrows Block--Bank Block)]], [[Osceola, Iowa|Osceola]] * [[Union Block (Mount Pleasant, Iowa)|Union Block]], [[Mount Pleasant, Iowa|Mount Pleasant]] (on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa|NRHP]]) * [[Fort Madison]] Archaeological Site, [[Fort Madison, Iowa|Fort Madison]] (on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa|NRHP]]) * [[Faeth Farmstead and Orchard District]], Fort Madison (on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa|NRHP]]) * [[Grant Wood]] Home, 318 14th Street NE, [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids]] * [[Bethel African Methodist Church (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)|Bethel African Methodist Church]], Cedar Rapids * Flooded Historic Neighborhoods, Cedar Rapids
==Endangered historic Iowa gallery==
<gallery perrow="4"> 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|[[Fort Madison]] Archaeological Site Image:Masonic Bldg Osceola Iowa.jpg|[[Masonic Building (Osceola, Iowa)]] Image:Bethel AMC Cedar Rapids.jpg|[[Bethel African Methodist Church (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)]] Image:Faeth Farm Iowa.jpg|[[Faeth Farmstead and Orchard District]] Image:West-branch gruwell-crew.jpg|[[Gruwell and Crew General Store]] Image:Dairy Queen, Cedar Rapids, June 12 2008.jpg|Flooded Cedar Rapids Image:Grant wood boyhood home.jpg|[[Grant Wood]] home </gallery>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.preservationiowa.org/ Preservation Iowa site]
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