National Register of Historic Places listings in Black Hawk County, Iowa


Here is presented a listing of the National Register of Historic Places in Black Hawk County, Iowa.

Location of Black Hawk County in Iowa

The list is intended to give a complete review of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations can be seen on an online map.[1]

There are 50 properties and districts listed in the National Register of the county. Four properties were once listed but have since been removed.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 10, 2024.[2]

Current listings

[3]Name on the Register[4]ImageDate listed[5]Location City or townDescription
1Bennington No. 4
Bennington No. 4
January 16, 2001
(#00001651)
Junction of Bennington and Sage Rds.
42°36′00″N 92°17′50″W / 42.6°N 92.297222°W / 42.6; -92.297222 (Bennington No. 4)
Waterloo
2Black Hawk County Soldiers Memorial Hall
Black Hawk County Soldiers Memorial Hall
November 29, 1988
(#88001322)
194 W. 5th St.
42°29′44″N 92°20′18″W / 42.495556°N 92.338333°W / 42.495556; -92.338333 (Black Hawk County Soldiers Memorial Hall)
Waterloo
3Black Hawk Hotel
Black Hawk Hotel
December 19, 2002
(#02001542)
115-119 Main St.
42°32′15″N 92°26′44″W / 42.5375°N 92.445556°W / 42.5375; -92.445556 (Black Hawk Hotel)
Cedar Falls
4Campbell Baking Company
Campbell Baking Company
May 2, 2016
(#16000213)
325 Commercial St.
42°29′49″N 92°20′32″W / 42.496808°N 92.342256°W / 42.496808; -92.342256 (Campbell Baking Company)
Waterloo
5Cedar Falls Downtown Historic District
Cedar Falls Downtown Historic District
October 2, 2017
(#100001673)
102-422 Main, 100 blk. E. & W. 2nd, 100 blk. E. & W. 3rd, 100 blk. E. 4th Sts.
42°32′10″N 92°26′44″W / 42.536112°N 92.445554°W / 42.536112; -92.445554 (Cedar Falls Downtown Historic District)
Cedar Falls
6Cedar Falls Ice House
Cedar Falls Ice House
October 21, 1977
(#77000494)
Franklin Avenue and First Street
42°32′19″N 92°26′55″W / 42.538611°N 92.448611°W / 42.538611; -92.448611 (Cedar Falls Ice House)
Cedar Falls
7Cedar Falls Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Cedar Falls Independent Order of Odd Fellows
May 2, 1997
(#97000384)
401-403 Main St.
42°32′05″N 92°26′41″W / 42.534722°N 92.444722°W / 42.534722; -92.444722 (Cedar Falls Independent Order of Odd Fellows)
Cedar Falls
8Cedar Falls Post Office
Cedar Falls Post Office
March 8, 2016
(#16000057)
217 Washington St.
42°32′10″N 92°26′49″W / 42.536155°N 92.446832°W / 42.536155; -92.446832 (Cedar Falls Post Office)
Cedar Falls
9Chapple and Young Block
Chapple and Young Block
September 20, 2002
(#02001025)
316-318-320 Main St.
42°18′48″N 92°11′21″W / 42.3133°N 92.1892°W / 42.3133; -92.1892 (Chapple and Young Block)
La Porte City
10Chicago Great Western Railroad-Waterloo Freight Depot
Chicago Great Western Railroad-Waterloo Freight Depot
January 17, 1997
(#88001325)
6th St.
42°29′41″N 92°20′01″W / 42.494722°N 92.333611°W / 42.494722; -92.333611 (Chicago Great Western Railroad-Waterloo Freight Depot)
Waterloo
11Cotton Theater
Cotton Theater
July 23, 1993
(#93000764)
103 Main St.
42°32′14″N 92°26′42″W / 42.537222°N 92.445°W / 42.537222; -92.445 (Cotton Theater)
Cedar Falls
12Dunkerton Bridge
Dunkerton Bridge
June 25, 1998
(#98000768)
Local street over Crane Creek
42°34′23″N 92°09′38″W / 42.573056°N 92.160556°W / 42.573056; -92.160556 (Dunkerton Bridge)
Dunkerton
13Dunsmore House
Dunsmore House
November 17, 1977
(#77000497)
902 Logan Ave.
42°30′48″N 92°20′14″W / 42.513333°N 92.337222°W / 42.513333; -92.337222 (Dunsmore House)
Waterloo
14Emerson School
Emerson School
December 29, 2004
(#04001403)
314 Randolph St.
42°29′34″N 92°20′51″W / 42.492778°N 92.3475°W / 42.492778; -92.3475 (Emerson School)
Waterloo
15Fire Station No. 2
Fire Station No. 2
November 29, 1988
(#88001321)
716 Commercial St.
42°29′38″N 92°20′17″W / 42.493889°N 92.338056°W / 42.493889; -92.338056 (Fire Station No. 2)
Waterloo
16The Fowler Company Building
The Fowler Company Building
September 16, 2009
(#09000712)
226-228 E. 4th St.
42°29′54″N 92°20′08″W / 42.498442°N 92.335683°W / 42.498442; -92.335683 (The Fowler Company Building)
Waterloo
17Friedl Bakery Building
Friedl Bakery Building
December 27, 2023
(#100009670)
302 Commercial Street
42°29′50″N 92°20′34″W / 42.4971°N 92.3429°W / 42.4971; -92.3429 (Friedl Bakery Building)
Waterloo
18Clement B. Gingrich House
Clement B. Gingrich House
December 4, 1996
(#96001371)
300 Walnut St.
42°18′51″N 92°11′18″W / 42.3142°N 92.1883°W / 42.3142; -92.1883 (Clement B. Gingrich House)
La Porte City
19Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
October 6, 2011
(#11000719)
633 Walnut St.
42°30′04″N 92°19′51″W / 42.500984°N 92.33095°W / 42.500984; -92.33095 (Grace Methodist Episcopal Church)
Waterloo
20Highland Historic District
Highland Historic District
September 24, 1984
(#84001209)
Roughly bounded by Independence Ave. and Steely, Idaho, and Vine Sts.
42°30′01″N 92°18′42″W / 42.500278°N 92.311667°W / 42.500278; -92.311667 (Highland Historic District)
Waterloo
21Hotel President
Hotel President
April 24, 2017
(#100000484)
500 Sycamore St.
42°29′56″N 92°20′12″W / 42.498795°N 92.336785°W / 42.498795; -92.336785 (Hotel President)
Waterloo
22Hotel Russell-Lamson
Hotel Russell-Lamson
November 29, 1988
(#88001324)
201-215 W. 5th St.
42°29′39″N 92°20′19″W / 42.494167°N 92.338611°W / 42.494167; -92.338611 (Hotel Russell-Lamson)
Waterloo
23La Porte City Station
La Porte City Station
March 13, 1979
(#79003781)
202 E. Main St.
42°18′55″N 92°11′32″W / 42.3153°N 92.1922°W / 42.3153; -92.1922 (La Porte City Station)
La Porte CityLa Porte City's current city hall
24August H.J. and Justena Lange Farmstead Historic District
August H.J. and Justena Lange Farmstead Historic District
May 14, 1997
(#97000385)
8214 Spring Creek Rd.
42°22′53″N 92°04′29″W / 42.3814°N 92.0747°W / 42.3814; -92.0747 (August H.J. and Justena Lange Farmstead Historic District)
La Porte City
25LaPorte City Town Hall and Fire Station
LaPorte City Town Hall and Fire Station
May 12, 1977
(#77000496)
413 Chestnut
42°18′49″N 92°11′30″W / 42.3136°N 92.1917°W / 42.3136; -92.1917 (LaPorte City Town Hall and Fire Station)
La Porte CityLa Porte City's former city hall and fire station
26Marsh-Place Building
Marsh-Place Building
October 22, 1998
(#98001272)
627 Sycamore St.
42°29′51″N 92°20′04″W / 42.4975°N 92.334444°W / 42.4975; -92.334444 (Marsh-Place Building)
Waterloo
27Master Service Station
Master Service Station
February 7, 2011
(#10001204)
500 Jefferson St.
42°29′42″N 92°20′30″W / 42.495°N 92.341667°W / 42.495; -92.341667 (Master Service Station)
Waterloo
28John N. and Mary McQuilken House
John N. and Mary McQuilken House
September 8, 1994
(#94001097)
602 Commercial St.
42°18′46″N 92°11′35″W / 42.3128°N 92.1931°W / 42.3128; -92.1931 (John N. and Mary McQuilken House)
La Porte City
29Overland Waterloo Company Building
Overland Waterloo Company Building
September 22, 2014
(#14000663)
500 E. 4th St.
42°30′02″N 92°19′58″W / 42.5005°N 92.3328°W / 42.5005; -92.3328 (Overland Waterloo Company Building)
Waterloo
30Rath Packing Company Administration Building
Rath Packing Company Administration Building
December 10, 2008
(#08001162)
1515 E. Sycamore St., 208-212 Elm St.
42°29′33″N 92°19′26″W / 42.4925°N 92.323889°W / 42.4925; -92.323889 (Rath Packing Company Administration Building)
Waterloo
31Roosevelt Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School
December 30, 2004
(#04001402)
200 E. Arlington St.
42°31′06″N 92°20′11″W / 42.518333°N 92.336389°W / 42.518333; -92.336389 (Roosevelt Elementary School)
Waterloo
32Round Barn, Washington Township
Round Barn, Washington Township
June 30, 1986
(#86001417)
Off U.S. Route 218
42°35′07″N 92°27′40″W / 42.585278°N 92.461111°W / 42.585278; -92.461111 (Round Barn, Washington Township)
Washington Township
33C.A. Rownd Round Barn
C.A. Rownd Round Barn
November 19, 1986
(#86003193)
5102 S. Main
42°29′50″N 92°27′47″W / 42.497222°N 92.463056°W / 42.497222; -92.463056 (C.A. Rownd Round Barn)
Cedar Falls
34Rensselaer Russell House
Rensselaer Russell House
July 5, 1973
(#73000722)
520 W. 3rd St.
42°29′39″N 92°20′44″W / 42.494167°N 92.345556°W / 42.494167; -92.345556 (Rensselaer Russell House)
Waterloo
35Snowden House
Snowden House
September 14, 1977
(#77000498)
306 Washington St.
42°29′39″N 92°20′44″W / 42.494167°N 92.345556°W / 42.494167; -92.345556 (Snowden House)
Waterloo
36Syndicate Block
Syndicate Block
December 21, 2005
(#05001429)
206, 208, 210, 212, and 216 Main St.
42°18′54″N 92°11′24″W / 42.315°N 92.19°W / 42.315; -92.19 (Syndicate Block)
La Porte City
37Walnut Street Baptist Church
Walnut Street Baptist Church
August 16, 2000
(#00000983)
415 Walnut St.
42°30′09″N 92°20′02″W / 42.5025°N 92.333889°W / 42.5025; -92.333889 (Walnut Street Baptist Church)
Waterloo
38Walnut Street Historic DistrictSeptember 23, 2019
(#100004414)
Franklin St., E. 4th St., Argyle St., and E. 2nd St.
42°30′10″N 92°20′04″W / 42.502805°N 92.334410°W / 42.502805; -92.334410 (Walnut Street Historic District)
Waterloo
39Dr. Jesse Wasson Building
Dr. Jesse Wasson Building
October 7, 1999
(#99001239)
201 Main St.
42°18′54″N 92°11′34″W / 42.315°N 92.1928°W / 42.315; -92.1928 (Dr. Jesse Wasson Building)
La Porte City
40William Waterfield House
William Waterfield House
October 19, 1978
(#78001206)
308 3rd St., S.
42°27′54″N 92°13′11″W / 42.465°N 92.219722°W / 42.465; -92.219722 (William Waterfield House)
Raymond
41Waterloo East Commercial Historic District
Waterloo East Commercial Historic District
November 18, 2011
(#11000813)
128-329 E. 4th, 612-616 Mulberry, 501-632 Sycamore Sts.
42°29′56″N 92°20′06″W / 42.498889°N 92.335°W / 42.498889; -92.335 (Waterloo East Commercial Historic District)
WaterlooIowa's Main Street Commercial Architecture MPS
42Waterloo West Commercial Historic District
Waterloo West Commercial Historic District
September 22, 2014
(#14000664)
217-333 W. 4th., 301-317 W. 5th & 612-716 Jefferson Sts.
42°29′39″N 92°20′26″W / 42.4943°N 92.3406°W / 42.4943; -92.3406 (Waterloo West Commercial Historic District)
Waterloo
43Waterloo Masonic Temple
Waterloo Masonic Temple
December 18, 2013
(#13000921)
325 E. Park Avenue
42°30′02″N 92°20′09″W / 42.500556°N 92.335709°W / 42.500556; -92.335709 (Waterloo Masonic Temple)
Waterloo
44Waterloo Public Library (West Branch)
Waterloo Public Library (West Branch)
May 23, 1983
(#83000342)
528 W. 4th St.
42°29′33″N 92°20′35″W / 42.4925°N 92.343056°W / 42.4925; -92.343056 (Waterloo Public Library (West Branch))
Waterloo
45Waterloo Public Library-East Side Branch
Waterloo Public Library-East Side Branch
November 29, 1988
(#88001323)
626 Mulberry St.
42°29′56″N 92°19′59″W / 42.498889°N 92.333056°W / 42.498889; -92.333056 (Waterloo Public Library-East Side Branch)
Waterloo
46Henry Weis House
Henry Weis House
October 30, 1989
(#89001779)
800 W. 4th St.
42°29′26″N 92°20′45″W / 42.490556°N 92.345833°W / 42.490556; -92.345833 (Henry Weis House)
Waterloo
47Whittier School
Whittier School
December 30, 2004
(#04001400)
1500 3rd St., W.
42°29′14″N 92°21′22″W / 42.487222°N 92.356111°W / 42.487222; -92.356111 (Whittier School)
Waterloo
48Wild Historic DistrictOctober 23, 2019
(#100004546)
423, 501 & 509 W. 1st St.
42°32′16″N 92°27′03″W / 42.5378°N 92.4508°W / 42.5378; -92.4508 (Wild Historic District)
Cedar Falls
49Daniel and Margaret Wild House
Daniel and Margaret Wild House
June 19, 2017
(#100001214)
501 W. 1st St.
42°32′17″N 92°27′04″W / 42.538055°N 92.451081°W / 42.538055; -92.451081 (Daniel and Margaret Wild House)
Cedar Falls
50YMCA Building
YMCA Building
July 7, 1983
(#83000343)
154 W. 4th St.
42°29′37″N 92°20′27″W / 42.493611°N 92.340833°W / 42.493611; -92.340833 (YMCA Building)
Waterloo

Former listings

[3]Name on the RegisterImageDate listedDate removedLocation City or townDescription
1Central HallJanuary 18, 1984
(#84001204)
May 8, 2002University of Northern Iowa campus
Cedar FallsDemolished in September, 1984.
2Crane Creek BridgeJune 25, 1998
(#98000769)
November 3, 2003Marquis Rd. over Crane Creek
Waterloo vicinityDemolished in July 2003.
3Fields BarnSeptember 19, 1977
(#77000495)
May 12, 2009Southwest of Cedar Falls
42°29′00″N 92°29′10″W / 42.4833°N 92.4861°W / 42.4833; -92.4861 (Fields Barn)
Cedar FallsDemolished on December 16, 2008[6]
4Forrest Milling Company Oatmeal MillJune 24, 1980
(#80001430)
September 10, 2008North Main Street
42°29′00″N 92°29′10″W / 42.4833°N 92.4861°W / 42.4833; -92.4861 (Forrest Milling Company Oatmeal Mill)
Cedar FallsDemolished February 9, 2008.[7]
5James Newell BarnDecember 12, 1976
(#76000734)
September 8, 2008North of Cedar Falls off U.S. Route 218
42°37′01″N 92°29′38″W / 42.616944°N 92.493889°W / 42.616944; -92.493889 (James Newell Barn)
Cedar Falls

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