The city of Flat Rock, Mich., is seeking a federal grant for up to $150,000 to preserve historic and commercial metal buildings. READ MORE

When missionaries traveling west in the 1800s came upon the Mississippi River, they usually turned back instead of crossing. READ MORE

In 1942, a 31-story metal building in Dallas was the only U.S. skyscraper of its size built during World War II. READ MORE

A four-story brick and steel building that was used to purify coal gas on the Providence waterfront 100 years ago has been named to the National Register of Historic Places. READ MORE

When The Village Restaurant, a brick and steel building, burned in early December, its demise meant a loss of one of few contributing businesses in this small DeSoto Parish, La., community. READ MORE

A renowned architect will consult on refurbishing a historic steel building for its new Chicago owner. READ MORE

In the 1960s, the term "prefabricated metal building" first entered the lexicon, as it referred to the new generation of steel buildings. READ MORE

The Guelph, Ontario, city council signaled intent to protect the facade of a 19th-century steel building with a heritage designation. READ MORE

There's an inconvenient truth that preservationists typically gloss over in their ever-more-pressing fight to save Chicago's mid-20th Century modernist buildings from demolition: READ MORE