Historic Preservation

Kranzberg Arts Foundation has invested $50 million remaking the eastern end of Grand Center over the last decade. Its leaders are now calling for hundreds of millions of dollars in investment from new public and private sources.

Nine preservationists across the state have been honored with the Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Preservation Award this year.

The grant will help Calhoun County’s Historic Preservation Commission study what needs to be done to turn a 1900s house into a visitor center for the Perrin’s Ledge historic site.

A group of Sumner High School alumni is pushing for the north St. Louis school to receive a National Historic Landmark designation through the National Park Service.

The 1:20-scale model of the Admiral began life sailing on the Meramec River, then transitioned to a Labor Day parade float. Its final act will be staged at the National Museum of Transportation.

Landmarks Illinois’ 2025 list of endangered historic places include former newspaper offices, barns and schoolhouses.

Gospel Music Hall of Fame leaders hope to expand the museum from one building to a plaza, according to the first draft of a proposed master plan.

The theater is part of the Marquette Homes project, which includes the rehabilitation of six buildings and construction of three others in the Gravois Park and Dutchtown neighborhoods.

The St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church in north St. Louis received $500,000 from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to restore its 120-year-old stained glass windows.

The Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries in Grand Center launched an $11 million capital campaign on Wednesday to fund renovations including a new marquee, new lounge area and an enhanced entranceway.