Salvage Barn in the News
posted April 8, 2008Read about the Salvage Barn recycling building materials in a recent Iowa Source article...
Parade of Historic Homes 2008
posted March 19, 2008. revised March 28, 2008Friends of Historic Preservation will be hosting the second annual Parade of Historic Homes on Sunday, May 18, 2008 from 1:00pm* until 5:00pm in Iowa City. The owners of homes in Iowa City’s historic Northside, Goosetown, and Woodlawn as well as the Landmark Summit Street Apartments plus a restaurant in Writer’s Square will open their doors to talk about renovations and building projects using recycled materials from the Salvage Barn. There is a small fee for the tour. Tour proceeds will support the work of Friends of Historic Preservation. More info...
Salvage Barn Hours Extended for Summer 2008
posted March 19, 2008Iowa City's Salvage Barn is open from 9:00am until 1:00pm every Saturday, March through November 15th, 2008. More info...
25th Annual Historic Preservation Recognition Awards
posted Oct 17, 2007Friends of Historic Preservation and the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission will recognize over 50 properties for stewarship, renovation, paint and other work done to improve the community.
The event will take place at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 Linn Street from 3:30 to 5:00 on October 28, 2007.
Iowa City and FHP Receive National Recognition for Tornado Response
posted Oct 17, 2007Friends of Historic Preservation and Iowa City received a National Preservation Honor Award from the National Historic Trust for Preservation for thier work following the April 2006 tornado. Here's an article in the Press Citizen.