The Preservation Research Office (P.R.O.) works at the intersection of architectural history and cultural memory.
Founded in August 2009, P.R.O. is a project-based collaborative historic preservation and architectural research organization based in St. Louis, Missouri. Our projects draw people not only to understand and appreciate historic architecture, but also 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, public interest projects funded by our partners’ donation of their labor, 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
Alyssa J. Stein / Research Intern
Chris Webster / Research Intern
Read more about our team on the “Who We Are” page.
