Case Studies in Affordable Housing Through Historic Preservation Number 2: Carnegie Place Apartments, Sioux City, Iowa

July 1999

By: National Park Service

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Table of Contents

Affordable Housing Programs

This case study examines how the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit were combined to finance an affordable housing project in Sioux City, Iowa. It explains how a former library was transformed into apartments while maintaining the building’s historically significant features.

Historic Preservation

This case study tracks an affordable housing project in Sioux City, Iowa that combined the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. It shares how the project converted the space into new apartments and provides information related to the development schedule and financing.

Housing Supply Planning

This case study examines how the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit were combined to finance an affordable housing project in Sioux City, Iowa. It explains how a former library was transformed into apartments while maintaining the building’s historically significant features.

Social Equity

This case study tracks an affordable housing project in Sioux City, Iowa that repurposed the historic Sioux County Free Public Library. It analyzes the project’s financing and tax credits that were used to redevelop the space and the surrounding streetscape.


Sioux City, IA

2010 Population: 82,684

2010 Population Density: 1,441.74/square mile