The Rath Packing Company Administration Building, also known as Adams Store Inc., is a historic Late Gothic Revival building in Waterloo, Iowa.
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| Location | 1515 East Sycamore Street, 208-212 Elm Street, Waterloo, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 42°29′33″N 92°19′24″W / 42.49250°N 92.32333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1925 |
| Built by | John G. Miller Construction Company (original); McDonald, Tom (addition) |
| Architect | Bartley, John Solomon Jr. |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001162[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 10, 2008 |
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". The company was the 5th biggest at the end of World War II, in 1945. In 1966 it was the ninth largest, and it was also the 249th biggest industrial company of any kind in the United States. It closed in 1985.[2]
Preservation of the larger complex as a historic district was sought, but was not obtained, as the specialized industrial buildings rapidly deteriorated.[2]
The administration building, completed in 1925, is unlike all other buildings in the plant, in that it was designed by a local architect, who was John S. Hartley (1891/92–1985). It was built by the John G. Miller Construction Company, which had submitted the low bid, $78,496, for the project. An extension was later added by contractor Tom McDonald.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Jacobsen, James E. (October 15, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rath Packing Company Administration Building / Adams Store, Incorporated". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-25. with nine photos
External links
edit- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-41-E, "Rath Packing Company, Administration Building, Sycamore Street between Elm & Eighteenth Streets, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, IA", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
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