Alvine Engineering has a long history of working with the National Park Service (NPS) on a variety of projects, ranging from well-known landmarks to historic sites, helping to educate people on American history and culture.

Buildings can be one of the most difficult pieces of history to preserve and many can be difficult to adapt to modern technology while preserving the original historical elements. This is especially true of engineering systems as many of these historical buildings were built long before modern amenities, such as air conditioning, were even considered possible. Historic preservation engineering can cover all engineering disciplines from structural engineering to stabilize a building to electrical engineering to provide power to a structure built before electricity was widely used. Depending on how thorough the project, materials testing may be done to better repair damaged pieces or replace missing ones.

Our mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and technology divisions work in concert to integrate unique systems required to ensure the preservation of the nation’s most beloved landmarks and treasures for the enjoyment of generations to come. Below is a sample of our breadth of our experience:

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Harrison, Nebraska

Beauvais-Amoureux House

Saint Genevieve, Missouri

Central High

Little Rock, Arkansas

Civil War Museum

Republic, Missouri

Cuyahoga Valley NP Brandywine Falls

Brecksville, Ohio

Dayton Aviation Heritage Park

Dayton, Ohio

Effigy Mounds Visitor Center

Effigy Mounds, Iowa

Eugene V. Debs Home

Terre Haute, Indiana

Fort Larned

Fort Larned, Kansas

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Fort Scott, Kansas

Fort Smith National Historic Site

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Frisco Train Station

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Garfield Home

Cleveland, Ohio

George Washington Carver National Monument

Diamond, Missouri

Grand Portage National Monument

Grand Marais, Minnesota

Gordon House

Jackson, Tennessee

Harry Truman National Historic Site

Independence, Missouri

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

West Branch, Iowa

Homestead National Monument of America

Beatrice, Nebraska

Hoover Site Miles House

West Branch, Iowa

Hopewell Culture NHP

Chillicothe, Ohio

Hot Springs National Park

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Ice Age Trail Farmhouse

Cross Plains, Wisconsin

Independence National Historic Park

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Northwest Indiana

Isle Royale National Park

Mott Island, Michigan

James A. Garfield National Historic Site

Cleveland, Ohio

Jean Baptiste Valle House

Saint Genevieve, Missouri

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

St. Louis, Missouri

Jewel Cave

Custer, South Dakota

Keweenaw National Historic Park

Calumet, Michigan

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

Lincoln City, Indiana

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

Little Rock, Arkansas

Mount Rushmore

Keystone, South Dakota

Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln City, Indiana

Nicodemus National Historic Site

Nicodemus, Kansas

Nolad House

Independence, Missouri

Ozark National Scenic Riverways Bridge

Van Buren, Missouri

Pea Ridge National Military Park

Garfield, Arkansas

Perry’s Victory and Peace Memorial

Put-in-Bay, Ohio

Pipestone National Monument

Pipestone, Minnesota

Raspberry Island Lighthouse

Apostle Islands, Wisconsin

Sleeping Bear National Landmark

Empire, Michigan

Staples House Renovation

West Branch, Iowa

Taft National Historic Site

Cincinnati, Ohio

Voyageurs National Park

International Falls, Minnesota

Western Historic Trails Center

Council Bluffs, Iowa

William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home

Hope, Arkansas

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Visitor Center

Republic, Missouri

Wind Cave National Park

Hot Springs, South Dakota

Wright Company Factory Buildings

Dayton, Ohio