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.
