The Fowler Company Building is a historic building located in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1884 by the city's most successful grocery wholesale business.[2] They continued to operate from here until 1937. The three-story brick structure is an example of Late Victorian commercial architecture with Queen Anne influences. The building features pilasters, corbeling, canted-brick courses, and contrasting stone trim around and between the windows and at the street level. It is capped with an ornate metal cornice that contains pilasters, finials, pediments, floral and circle imagery, and quilted surface textures. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1] In 2011 it was included as a contributing property in the Waterloo East Commercial Historic District.[3]
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| Location | 226-228 E. 4th St. Waterloo, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 42°29′55.8″N 92°20′06″W / 42.498833°N 92.33500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| Part of | Waterloo East Commercial Historic District (ID11000813) |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000712[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 16, 2009 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Jan Olive Nash. "The Fowler Company Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-28. with photos
- ^ Jan Olive Full; Jennifer A. Price. "Waterloo East Commercial Historic District". National Archives. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
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