Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Waterloo

Name: Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Address: Waterloo, United States

#16 among attractions in Waterloo

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Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, is a historic building located in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. The congregation that built this building was organized in 1861 as First Methodist Episcopal Church. They built church buildings in 1865 at Lafayette and East Fifth Streets, and then at East Fourth and Mulberry Streets in 1877. They changed their name to Grace in 1895. They completed this building at Walnut and East Fifth Streets in 1913. The brick, Neoclassical structure designed by Turnbill & Jones features a large central dome and a large classical portico with six Ionic columns. Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church acquired the building from Grace United Methodist in 1996. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. ()

Built: 1912 (112 years ago)Coordinates: 42°30'4"N, 92°19'51"W

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Grace Methodist Episcopal Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Young Arena, Riverfront Stadium, Grout Museum, Rensselaer Russell House.

0.7 miW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Hockey
Young Arena, Waterloo
17 min walk • Young Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Waterloo, Iowa, United States, and was built in 1994.
1.4 miNW
Sport complex, Baseball field, Sport venue
Riverfront Stadium, Waterloo
35 min walk • Riverfront Stadium is a stadium in Waterloo, Iowa, located at 850 Park Road, Waterloo, Iowa 50703. It is primarily used for baseball, serving as the home field of the Waterloo Bucks baseball team of the summer collegiate Northwoods League. Riverfront Stadium has a capacity of 5,000.
0.9 miSW
Museum, History museum, Science museum
Grout Museum, Waterloo
23 min walk • The Grout Museum District is a set of museums in Waterloo, Iowa. The District consists of the Grout Museum of History & Science, Bluedorn Science Imaginarium, Rensselaer Russell House Museum, Snowden House and the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum.
0.9 miSW
Museum, History museum
Rensselaer Russell House, Waterloo
23 min walk • The Rensselaer Russell House, also known as the Lamson House, is a historic building located in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Russell was a real estate investor, banker, and a dealer in dry goods. He completed the construction of this two-story Italianate house in 1861.
0.6 miW
42°29'54"N • 92°20'32"W
Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo
16 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
~970 ftNW
Church
Walnut Street Baptist Church, Waterloo
5 min walk • Walnut Street Baptist Church is a church building in downtown Waterloo, Iowa, United States. It has also been known as Faith Temple Baptist Church. Built in 1908, it was designed for its triangular lot by Waterloo architect Clinton P. Shockley.
0.6 miSW
Georgian architecture
Hotel Russell-Lamson, Waterloo
16 min walk • The Hotel Russell-Lamson is a historic building located in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Clyde O. Lamson, a real estate developer, and his wife Lillian Russell Lamson were instrumental in the construction of the hotel. Completed in 1914, it uses their family names for its name.
~940 ftSW
Library
Waterloo Public Library-East Side Branch, Waterloo
5 min walk • The Waterloo Public Library-East Side Branch is a historic building located in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. The public library was established here in 1896.
0.7 miSW
Spanish colonial revival architecture
Master Service Station, Waterloo
18 min walk • Master Service Station, also known as Bennett's Tire & Battery Co. is a historic building located in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. This was one of the first "super service stations" built in the city. Developed in California in the early 1920s, they combined a filling station with other auto-related services.
0.7 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Rath Packing Company Administration Building, Waterloo
18 min walk • The Rath Packing Company Administration Building, also known as Adams Store Inc. is a historic Late Gothic Revival building in Waterloo, Iowa. It is a surviving remnant of what was the largest meat-packing plant in the United States in 1941. The plant started in 1891 with hogs, and was "massive".
0.9 miN
Vernacular architecture
Dunsmore House, Waterloo
24 min walk • The Dunsmore House is a historic building located in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Thomas Chadwick, a master stonemason originally from England, built this house from native rusticated limestone about 1866. It is one of the earliest extant houses, and the only house made of limestone block still extant in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area.

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Which popular attractions are close to Grace Methodist Episcopal Church?

Nearby attractions include Waterloo Public Library-East Side Branch, Waterloo (5 min walk), Walnut Street Baptist Church, Waterloo (5 min walk), Waterloo East Commercial Historic District, Waterloo (7 min walk), Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo (16 min walk).