Historic Preservation

National Trust for Historic Preservation

NTHP works to save America’s historic places.

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National Register of Historic Places

State Historical Society of Iowa

SHSI in Iowa City has resources that can provide information about historic properties in the area.

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Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

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Main Street America

The National Main Street Center leads a movement committed to strengthening communities through preservation-based economic development in older and historic downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts.

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Reurbanism

Historic preservation encourages cities to build on the assets they have—unleashing the enormous power and potential of older buildings to improve health, affordability, prosperity, and well-being. Ultimately, it’s the mix of old and new buildings, working together to fashion dense, walkable, and thriving streets, that helps us achieve a more prosperous, sustainable, and healthier future. By transforming the places we live to places we love, older buildings are a key and irreplaceable component of this future, and we are richer and stronger when they remain.

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PlaceEconomics

Donovan Rypkema is principal of PlaceEconomics, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate and economic development consulting firm. The firm specializes in services to public and non-profit sector clients who are dealing with downtown and neighborhood commercial district revitalization and the reuse of historic structures.

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A Guide to Researching the History of a House

by HomeAdvisor

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