The Goshen
Preservation Alliance (GPA) is an advocacy and action organization.
It has
advocated the preservation and maintenance of the N. 0. Nelson (Wagner) complex
in Leclaire, taken a stand on master planning programs, and acted as a watchdog
on county, city, and village projects that would affect historic structures and
sites. It continues to do so.
Perhaps
its most significant project to date has been the purchase and moving of the
Nickel Plate Railroad Station to a temporary site, then physically restoring the
exterior of it in an environmentally safe manner while seeking a permanent
location.
Annually,
it seeks out excellent examples of preservation and restoration efforts by
individuals, businesses, and government units and presents awards recognizing
those efforts -- everything from the restoration of a log cabin to the
development of nature areas, from preservation projects on houses, barns,
churches, and schools, to restoration work on commercial buildings, parks, and
unique sites.
GPA also
interacts with other private and governmental groups with similar goals, such as
the Edwardsville Historic Preservation Commission, the Friends of Leclaire, the
Madison County Historical Museum and others, in educational and preservation
programs.