Master Service Station, Waterloo

Name: Master Service Station
Address: Waterloo, United States

#23 among attractions in Waterloo

Spanish colonial revival architecture

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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. The first one was built in Waterloo in 1928, and this was one of three that opened in 1930. Located on a corner lot, it is a single-story structure that follows an L-shaped plan. The building exhibits both Art Deco and Spanish Colonial Revival. Its original owner, Homer L. Lichty, lost the business to bankruptcy in 1932. The station was acquired by John G. Miller, who constructed the building. Miller sold the station in 1934. Bennett's Tire & Brake Co. a Waterloo Goodyear tire dealer, moved in sometime after that and remained until 1960. The Waterloo Convention & Visitors Bureau is now located in the building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. ()

Built: 1930 (94 years ago)Coordinates: 42°29'41"N, 92°20'30"W

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Master Service Station – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~1590 ftN
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Hockey
Young Arena, Waterloo
8 min walk • Young Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Waterloo, Iowa, United States, and was built in 1994.
1.3 miNW
Sport complex, Baseball field, Sport venue
Riverfront Stadium, Waterloo
33 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.
~990 ftSW
Museum, History museum, Science museum
Grout Museum, Waterloo
5 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.
~1160 ftW
Museum, History museum
Rensselaer Russell House, Waterloo
6 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.
~1290 ftN
42°29'54"N • 92°20'32"W
Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo
7 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
0.7 miNE
Church
Walnut Street Baptist Church, Waterloo
17 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.
~840 ftE
Georgian architecture
Hotel Russell-Lamson, Waterloo
5 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.
0.7 miNE
Church
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Waterloo
18 min walk • 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.
0.5 miNE
Library
Waterloo Public Library-East Side Branch, Waterloo
14 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.
0.9 miE
Gothic Revival architecture
Rath Packing Company Administration Building, Waterloo
25 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 miSW
Neo-renaissance architecture
Whittier School, Waterloo
24 min walk • Whittier School is a historic building located in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. The city's west side began a period of rapid growth in the 1890s. By 1904 the property for this school had been purchased for $9,270. Waterloo architect John G. Ralston designed this and the new Emerson School at the same time, and they both opened in 1906.

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Which popular attractions are close to Master Service Station?

Nearby attractions include Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center, Waterloo (2 min walk), Waterloo West Commercial Historic District, Waterloo (2 min walk), Hotel Russell-Lamson, Waterloo (5 min walk), Grout Museum, Waterloo (5 min walk).