Howe school nears $5.8 million renovation
After an extended recess and threat of demolition, Howe Elementary School in south Minneapolis is getting ready to answer the school bell again.
View ArticlePeavey Plaza named to National Register of Historic Places
Peavey Plaza, the urban park in downtown Minneapolis that is scheduled for demolition, was added Tuesday to the National Register of Historic Places.
View ArticleSome call for another look at Peavey design
The National Park Service’s decision this week to add Peavey Plaza to its register of historic places added some luster to the 1975 urban park, but did little directly to protect it from the wrecking...
View ArticlePreservationists push to extend historic tax credit
Although it doesn’t expire for two years, real estate pros and historic preservationists are already targeting an extension of the Minnesota historic preservation tax credit during this year’s...
View ArticleOptions run out for historic Kasson school
A nearly 100-year-old school in southeastern Minnesota is a step closer to demolition despite efforts from preservationists who want to keep the National Register of Historic Places-listed building...
View ArticlePreservation projects look back to the future
Singling out the year’s top seven St. Paul historic rehab projects and professionals, the new head of the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota on Tuesday made a case for growing jobs through rebuilding...
View ArticleState historic rehab credit extended to 2021
Minnesota lawmakers presented a mixed bag Monday when it came to some well-known business friendly tax credits.
View ArticleForgotten Fort Snelling finds a future
Officials on Wednesday used a dilapidated Fort Snelling barracks as a backdrop to outline their $50 million to $55 million plans to reuse it and eight other buildings for a charter school.
View ArticleBemidji Carnegie Library named ‘Site Worth Saving’
The Bemidji Carnegie Library, a historic building once slated for demolition, is the focus of a new Preservation Alliance of Minnesota program that aims to preserve historic landmarks.
View ArticleMaking old buildings do new tricks
Preservation Design Works assists developers, building owners, and design and engineering professionals in assessing the redevelopment potential of heritage properties.
View ArticleHistory in the remaking
Several historic renovation projects reshaping neighborhoods from downtown St. Paul to the North Loop in Minneapolis could not have been completed without the state’s historic tax credit.
View ArticlePowerless plant: Island Station ready for next chapter?
Debate over the fate of the former Island Station power plant along the Mississippi River in St. Paul has turned into one of the city’s longest-running development soap operas.
View ArticlePeavey Plaza hearing moot after deadline
Minneapolis attorney Eric Hansen claimed victory for those who fought to save the nearly 40-year-old urban park.
View ArticleHistorians ponder preserving Star Tribune building
The building is a candidate for demolition because it stands in the path of a mixed-use development that would tie into the new $975 million Minnesota Vikings stadium.
View ArticleBasilica, Union Depot win preservation awards
The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota announced the winners of the 2013 Minnesota Preservation Awards on Monday. The awards recognize projects for their “significant contribution to Minnesota’s...
View ArticleIsland Station moves closer to demolition
St. Paul officials are reviewing demolition plans for the Island Station power plant, a coal-burning edifice that has stood watch over the Mississippi River since the 1920s but has been vacant for 40...
View ArticleAlliance book to detail history of Riverside Plaza
Anecdotes from the public will be used in a Preservation Alliance of Minnesota book about the “history, architecture and community of Riverside Plaza."
View ArticleB&B, salon proposed for historic Eugene J. Carpenter house
John Kistler's search for a fixer-upper led him to embark on something bigger: a mixed-use bed and breakfast project in a 108-year-old home in the Loring Park area of Minneapolis.
View ArticleLocal preservation group honored
The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota has received the “Modernism in America Advocacy Award of Excellence” from Docomomo US.
View ArticleDemolition of Island Station set for Sunday
This weekend, Frattalone Cos. and Advanced Explosives Demolition will implode the iconic smokestack atop the structure along the Mississippi River in St. Paul.
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