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We've been called upon to save historic properties from raging rivers and from leaky skylights... and we've fixed basements that have taken water for 100 years. Whatever your needs, you can be sure we have the skill and competence to manage your projects. |
Current Projects |
American Gothic House Visitor's Welcome Center Eldon, Iowa Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic" tells the story of Midwestern life and culture through the use of many traditional symbols: the rick-rack on the woman's apron, the Gothic window, the pitchfork held in the tight fist of the somber farmer. By glorifying and satirizing rural Americans, the painting remains in the running for the most parodied and recognized work of art in America. Painted in front of this National Register property in Eldon, Iowa, the site is visited regularly by travelers wanting their picture snapped in front of this famous facade. |
Karl King Bandshell - Fort Dodge, Iowa The Oleson Park Bandshell was built in 1935 by the federal Works Progress Administration, a New Deal federal agency that funded public works projects. Dedicated to Karl L. King, Fort Dodge composer and municipal bandmaster from the thirties until his death in the early seventies, the Bandshell is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
McElhinny House - Carriage House Addition Fairfield, Iowa The National Register listed property known as the McElhinny House provides a center for social and cultural events in the town of Fairfield, Iowa. We were asked to explore ways that an addition might be located on the property to provide needed storage and covered vehicle parking space. Several schemes, each developed with respect to the Secretary of Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, were presented for consideration by the Board of Directors. |
Grand Army of the Republic Post - Redfield, Iowa Built by Union Army veterans returning from the Civil War, the original cost of construction became manageable when the United States Postal Service agreed to rent the first floor of the proposed building for use as a Post Office. Another example of how far gone these structures can get and still be saved. |
Harlan-LIncoln House - Mount Pleasant, Iowa Built by Senator James Harlan, Secretary of the Interior under President Abraham Lincoln, this National Register listed residence was inherited by Mary Harlan and her husband Todd Lincoln, son of the President and later chief executive of the Pullman Train company |
SENREQ - Morris, Illinois Industrial Process and Equipment Studies |
Prairie Architects, Inc. -- 103 South Third Street -- Fairfield, Iowa 52556 |