Waterloo West Commercial Historic District, Waterloo

Name: Waterloo West Commercial Historic District
Address: Waterloo, United States

#31 among attractions in Waterloo

Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture

Waterloo West Commercial Historic District

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The Waterloo West Commercial Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. At the time of its nomination the district consisted of 25 resources, including 22 contributing buildings, and three non-contributing buildings. The buildings are from one to three stories in height, and for the most part are clad in brick. The earliest building dates to 1882 and the latest, as of 2014, to 2000. For the must part they utilize the Victorian, Romanesque Revival, and Italianate commercial styles. Ornamentation is minimal. The buildings are all commercial structures with the exception of the former Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway Depot, designed by the Cedar Rapids architectural firm of Josselyn & Taylor. Several of the buildings housed automobile-related businesses that clustered along West Fifth Street beginning in the 1920s and 1930s. ()

Coordinates: 42°29'39"N, 92°20'26"W

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Waterloo West Commercial Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~1860 ftNW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Hockey
Young Arena, Waterloo
9 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
34 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.
~1090 ftSW
Museum, History museum, Science museum
Grout Museum, Waterloo
6 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.
~1420 ftW
Museum, History museum
Rensselaer Russell House, Waterloo
7 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.
~1520 ftN
42°29'54"N • 92°20'32"W
Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo
8 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.
~540 ftE
Georgian architecture
Hotel Russell-Lamson, Waterloo
3 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
13 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.
~320 ftNW
Spanish colonial revival architecture
Master Service Station, Waterloo
2 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.
0.9 miE
Gothic Revival architecture
Rath Packing Company Administration Building, Waterloo
23 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".

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Which popular attractions are close to Waterloo West Commercial Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Master Service Station, Waterloo (2 min walk), Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center, Waterloo (2 min walk), Hotel Russell-Lamson, Waterloo (3 min walk), Grout Museum, Waterloo (6 min walk).