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Report from last night’s Rock Hill Board of Alderman meeting concering the Rock Hill Church and Fairfax House.

William Bodley Lane, former Vice President and Board Member of Landmarks Association, dies.

Demolition permits for the Souther Funeral Home in the Carondelet and 3600 South Jefferson in Benton Park will be reviewed by the Preservation Board on Monday, January 23rd.

The St. Louis Board of Adjustment will be having a public hearing on Wednesday, January 18th at 1:30PM in Room 208 at City Hall. On the agenda is the appeal of a building permit for a new retail store by Dollar General at the 6632 S. Grand, the site of the Southern Funeral Home.

2011 witnessed a dramatic shift in public awarness of the St. Louis historic built environment. Opposition to demolition and the encouragement of adaptive reuse was voiced by the community to the representatives of our city and municipalities. This outcry to save our historic buildings led to a reawakening of preservation in St. Louis.

Please join Landmarks in welcoming Andrew Weil as our new Executive Director.

5th graders from Rockwood School District’s Center for Creative Learning presented their plans for adaptive reuse of endangered buildings.

Since 1991, the Regional Arts Commission (RAC) has supported the educational and outreach programs of Landmarks Association of St. Louis. At the close of 2011, we wanted to recognize RAC for an amazing two decades of critical support.

Special meeting by the St. Louis Preservation Board to be held on Monday, December 19th at 4PM in Room 1200 at 1015 Locust. On the agenda is Pevely Dairy.

Concordia Publishing House wants to purchase the three story mixed used building at 3600 South Jefferson in the Marine Villa Neighborhood under one condition. That the company be allowed to demolish the 126 year old contributing resource to the Benton Park Historic District. If allowed to raze the building, Concordia will seed and maintain the empty lot as a green space for their employees.