About

Founded in August 2009, the Preservation Research Office (P.R.O.) is a project-based collaborative historic preservation and architectural research organization based in St. Louis, Missouri.  We work at the intersection of architectural history and cultural memory, drawing people not only to understand and appreciate historic architecture but to recognize its inherent social capital.

Among our projects are client-based cultural resources management and architectural research work including National Register of Historic Places nominations, educational and interpretive work for regional institutions, publication of the blog Ecology of Absence and start-up assistance with the physical preservation of historic buildings around the region.

We selectively undertake research work outside of the St. Louis area. Staff members have performed cultural resource work in Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

We also advocate for the preservation of historic architecture and policies that promote historic preservation and smart growth. However, our main activity is architectural and historical research that informs the actions of those who steward our built heritage.

 

Staff

Michael R. Allen / Architectural Historian and Director
michael@preservationresearch.com

Lindsey Derrington / Architectural Historian
lindsey@preservationresearch.com

Lynn M. Josse / Architectural Historian
lynn@preservationresearch.com

Jacob McDaniel / Research Assistant

Tia Shepard / Research Assistant

Interns

Michaela Burwell-Taylor / Photography Intern

Rebecca Macklis / Research Intern, Spring 2012

Alyssa Stein / Research Intern, Spring 2012

Chris Webster / Research Intern

Read more about our team on the “Who We Are” page.

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