The Cedar Rapids Historic Preservation Commission’s Preservation Showcase turned a spotlight on historic preservation efforts in the city.

The event, on Saturday, May 7, 2016, included a window workshop, bus tours by city historian Mark Stoffer Hunter, one of which featured a stop at the newly restored Mott Building (Iowa Windmill & Pump Co.,) preservation seminars, live music, tours of the Grant Wood Studio and Ausadie Building (the first local historic landmark in Cedar Rapids) and an awards ceremony at the Masonic Library.

View some of the images from that day, below, and see the list of preservation award winners from the city:

•             Residential Historic Rehabilitation 2nd & 3rd Ave Dist. – 1400 2nd Ave SE – Commonwealth Apartments

•             Residential Historic Rehabilitation Redmond Park Grande Ave Dist. – 335 18th St SE – Sheree & Susan Ramm

•             Residential Historic Paint Color Scheme 2nd & 3rd Ave Dist. -1403 2nd Ave SE – Tamara Delege

•             Residential Historic Paint Color Scheme Redmond Park Grande Ave Dist – 344 16th St SE – Robert Bembenek

•             Exterior Restoration for Residential – 626 1st St SW – Gary Neurohr

•             Exterior Restoration for Mixed-Use/Commercial – 1120 2nd St SE – John Jelinek

•             Exterior Restoration for Mixed-Use/Commercial (Best Historic Reveal) – 1119 1st St SE – John Khairallah

•             Adaptive Re-use (Small Project) 1301 3rd St SE – Beth & Tom DeBoom

•             Adaptive Re-use (Large Project) 800 2nd Ave SE – Linn County Historical Society

•             Project Excellence – 42 7th Ave SW – Hobart Historic Restoration

•             Stewardship (Organization) – 1407 3rd Ave SE, 1417 3rd Ave SE, 1427 3rd Ave SE – Affordable Housing Network

•             Stewardship (Individual – focus on historic districts) – Bob Grafton – volunteer efforts with Save CR, Frankie House, Wellington Heights Neighborhood Assoc. etc.

•             Stewardship (Individual – city wide) – Mark Stoffer Hunter – volunteer efforts with Save CR,  Linn Co Historic Society Network, etc.