Section 106 Compliance

ILLINOIS

IMG_1078Keithsburg Historic District
Keithsburg, Illinois
Keithsburg received federal funds to demolish vacant flood-damaged property, which impacted its small National Register of Historic Places historic district. PRO investigated what the demolitions meant for the status of the district and individual properties, and completed a survey and recommendations report.

ILLINOIS/MISSOURI

The west road and rail approaches meet the bridge, 2012.MacArthur Bridge
St. Louis, Missouri / East St. Louis, Illinois
During a Section 106 review, PRO evaluated both the National Register of Historic Places eligibility and potential adverse impact of road deck removal for this historic double-deck bridge across the Mississippi River.

MISSOURI

The last tower at Cochran Gardens ahead of demolition in 2012.

Cochran Tower
St. Louis, Missouri
PRO completed the recordation of the last remaining high-rise tower at the John Cochran Gardens Apartments, St. Louis’ first housing project funded under the 1949 United States Housing Act as well as first to include high-rise buildings.

Rendering of the Parkview Apartments, 4494 West Pine Boulevard, 1970. Source: St. Louis Housing Authority.

High-Rise Public Housing Towers in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
PRO prepared a context study on public housing tower architecture in St. Louis, from the 1949 United States Housing Act era through the Turnkey program era.

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