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PARTNERS IN PRESERVATION

Identifying, saving, and stewarding the places the community cares about is everyone’s job
and everyone in the city has a unique role to play. The homeowner who puts a new roof
on their house. The maintenance staff that makes sure building systems are in good repair.
The student who researches the civil rights legacy of a historic church. The craftsman who
replicates decorative finishes. The business person who invests money in a project to return
a vacant building to productive use. Each community member must determine their role(s)
in the historic preservation program to work towards the development of a program that is
equitable, inclusive, and works for the entirety of the community.

Residents

Organizations Architects,
and institutions designers,
planners

Do You See Scholars,
Community Yourself in the students,
advocates
Plan? historians

Property Banks and
owners developers

Business
owners

24 DES MOINES Citywide Historic Preservation Plan