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By ANDREA GRUBAUGH - Associated Press - Sunday, February 14, 2021
MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) - The old Muscatine County Jail has sat uninhabited and unused since the day it closed in 1996. The Muscatine County Historic Preservation Commission wants to bring new life into the old building.
Last week, the commission received a $9,600 grant from the Cultural Affairs for the State of Iowa. With this grant, the commission plans to start the renovation process for the 164-year-old building.
“We applied for that grant to do plans and specifications for the old jail, which was built in 1857,” Chairperson Bill Koellner told the Muscatine Journal. “The idea is to refurbish the inside. It’s a wonderful, old facility.”
Nine Iowa communities receive historic preservation grants
BY BUSINESS RECORD STAFF
The historic Muscatine County Jail. Submitted photo
Nine Iowa communities have been selected to receive a total of $108,284 in grants for historic preservation projects. The State Historic Preservation Office, a bureau of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, awarded the grants through its Certified Local Government program for historic preservation. The projects and grant amounts are:
•Des Moines Historic Preservation Commission, $25,000 to revise its citywide historic preservation plan.
•Sioux City Historic Preservation Commission, $15,000 to survey its downtown for potential sites to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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