A local organization dedicated to historic preservation of buildings is undergoing a name change soon. Historic Pella Trust will soon be known as Pella Preservation Trust, according to Board President Ann Summitt and Treasurer Bruce Boertje, with the goal of maintaining the organization’s mission while also avoiding confusion with Pella Historical Society, who have similar, but different goals and functions.

The goal of the Pella Preservation Trust will still be to maintain and protect buildings with historic significance and architecture in the community by providing resources to homeowners who intend to maintain those structures and by advocating for historic overlay districts and other mechanisms to make the process more accessible or legally protected.

Read more about the trust here.

The group’s annual meeting for the organization is coming up on Tuesday, September 20th. Hear more about the Pella Preservation Trust on today’s Let’s Talk Pella.