The purpose of the Le Mars Historic Preservation Commission is to:

• Promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public through the recognition, enhancement, and perpetuation of site and districts of historical and cultural significance
• Safeguard the city’s historic, aesthetic, and cultural heritage by preserving sites and districts of historic and cultural significance
• Stabilize and improve property values
• Foster pride in the legacy of beauty and achievements of the past
• Protect and enhance the city’s attractions to tourists and visitors and the support and stimulus to business thereby strengthening the economy of the city
• Promote the use of sites and district of historic and cultural significance as places for the education, pleasure and welfare of the people of the city