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Historic Cedar Rapids mansion in need of new owner
25
Sep 2025

Historic Cedar Rapids mansion in need of new owner

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Finding the right owner for a historic property can be a challenge, but a price incentive might help with one historic..

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Save CR Heritage thanks supporters in successful capital campaign for historic Zastera Pharmacy storefront
17
Aug 2025

Save CR Heritage thanks supporters in successful capital campaign for historic Zastera Pharmacy storefront

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — More than 100 individuals, businesses and organizations joined together to help Save CR Heritage breathe new life into the northwest neighborhood..

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Local Czech groups, other organizations support revitalizing building with Bohemian origins
20
Jul 2025

Local Czech groups, other organizations support revitalizing building with Bohemian origins

NOTE: Brick-by-Brick II: Final Countdown will be held 9-11 a.m. Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the J.E. Halvorson House, 606 Fifth Ave. SE. While supplies..

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Plans will return historic west side storefront in Cedar Rapids to its roots
26
May 2025

Plans will return historic west side storefront in Cedar Rapids to its roots

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The 1920s brick storefront at 1135-1137 Ellis Blvd. NW has served the Time Check neighborhood for more than a century, selling..

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Nearly lost piece of history finds new life close to home
11
Jan 2025

Nearly lost piece of history finds new life close to home

By Cindy Hadish/Save CR Heritage CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Ransacked by squatters and vandalized during break-ins, the turn-of-the-century homes along First Avenue SE were considered..

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Early 1900s Cedar Rapids house in need of new home
02
Jan 2025

Early 1900s Cedar Rapids house in need of new home

UPDATE Sept. 10, 2025: The owners of the farmhouse had worked with a person interested in moving the home, but when that did not work..

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Save CR Heritage 2024 year-end review
23
Dec 2024

Save CR Heritage 2024 year-end review

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — This year has been a monumental one for Save CR Heritage, and the entire city, as the all-volunteer nonprofit finally saw..

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Cedar Rapids School Board votes to renovate Harrison Elementary; funding source not specified
26
Aug 2024

Cedar Rapids School Board votes to renovate Harrison Elementary; funding source not specified

By Cindy Hadish/Save CR Heritage CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education unanimously voted Aug. 26 to renovate Harrison..

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Cedar Rapids offers 1890’s home to move
19
Aug 2024

Cedar Rapids offers 1890’s home to move

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The city of Cedar Rapids is offering an 1890’s home that needs to be moved from its current site at 1842..

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Unveiling the J.E. Halvorson House exterior ornamentation project
21
Jul 2024

Unveiling the J.E. Halvorson House exterior ornamentation project

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Time had taken its toll on wooden corbels and other architectural features of the early-1900s J.E. Halvorson House, but thanks to..

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