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.

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 August 16, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Bennington 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
2	Black 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	Waterloo
3	Black Hawk Hotel	Black Hawk Hotel More images	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
4	Campbell 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
5	Cedar Falls Downtown Historic District	Cedar Falls Downtown Historic District More images	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
6	Cedar Falls Ice House	Cedar Falls Ice House More images	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
7	Cedar 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
8	Cedar 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
9	Chapple 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
10	Chicago 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	Waterloo
11	Cotton Theater	Cotton Theater More images	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
12	Dunkerton 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
13	Dunsmore 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
14	Emerson School	Emerson School More images	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
15	Fire 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
16	The Fowler Company Building	The Fowler Company Building More images	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
17	Friedl 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
18	Clement 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
19	Grace Methodist Episcopal Church	Grace Methodist Episcopal Church More images	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
20	Highland 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
21	Hotel 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
22	Hotel 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
23	La 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 City	La Porte City's current city hall
24	August H.J. and Justena Lange Farmstead Historic District	August H.J. and Justena Lange Farmstead Historic District More images	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	La Porte City
25	LaPorte 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	La Porte City	La Porte City's former city hall and fire station
26	Marsh-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
27	Master 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
28	John 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
29	Overland 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	Waterloo
30	Rath Packing Company Administration Building	Rath Packing Company Administration Building More images	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	Waterloo
31	Roosevelt 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
32	Round Barn, Washington Township	Round Barn, Washington Township More images	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
33	C.A. Rownd Round Barn	C.A. Rownd Round Barn More images	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
34	Rensselaer Russell House	Rensselaer Russell House More images	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
35	Snowden House	Snowden House More images	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
36	Syndicate 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
37	Walnut Street Baptist Church	Walnut Street Baptist Church More images	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
38	Walnut Street Historic District	Upload image	September 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
39	Dr. 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
40	William 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
41	Waterloo East Commercial Historic District	Waterloo East Commercial Historic District More images	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	Iowa's Main Street Commercial Architecture MPS
42	Waterloo 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
43	Waterloo 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
44	Waterloo 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
45	Waterloo Public Library-East Side Branch	Waterloo Public Library-East Side Branch More images	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
46	Henry Weis House	Henry Weis House More images	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
47	Whittier School	Whittier School More images	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
48	Wild Historic District	Upload image	October 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
49	Daniel 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
50	YMCA 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 Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Central Hall	Upload image	January 18, 1984 (#84001204)	May 8, 2002	University of Northern Iowa campus	Cedar Falls	Demolished in September, 1984.
2	Crane Creek Bridge	Upload image	June 25, 1998 (#98000769)	November 3, 2003	Marquis Rd. over Crane Creek	Waterloo vicinity	Demolished in July 2003.
3	Fields Barn	Upload image	September 19, 1977 (#77000495)	May 12, 2009	Southwest of Cedar Falls 42°29′00″N 92°29′10″W / 42.4833°N 92.4861°W / 42.4833; -92.4861 (Fields Barn)	Cedar Falls	Demolished on December 16, 2008^[6]
4	Forrest Milling Company Oatmeal Mill	Upload image	June 24, 1980 (#80001430)	September 10, 2008	North Main Street 42°29′00″N 92°29′10″W / 42.4833°N 92.4861°W / 42.4833; -92.4861	Cedar Falls	Demolished February 9, 2008.^[7]
5	James Newell Barn	Upload image	December 12, 1976 (#76000734)	September 8, 2008	North 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

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ "Historic landmark demolished". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. December 19, 2008. p. A4. Retrieved June 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Olde Broom Factory Restaurant in Cedar Falls Demolished". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. February 12, 2008. p. A3. Retrieved June 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.

[refnums-5] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[6] "Historic landmark demolished". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. December 19, 2008. p. A4. Retrieved June 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Olde Broom Factory Restaurant in Cedar Falls Demolished". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. February 12, 2008. p. A3. Retrieved June 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Waterloo
Cities	Cedar Falls Dunkerton Elk Run Heights Evansdale Gilbertville Hudson Janesville‡ Jesup‡ La Porte City Raymond Waterloo	Map of Iowa highlighting Black Hawk County
Townships	Barclay Bennington Big Creek Black Hawk Cedar Cedar Falls Eagle East Waterloo Fox Lester Lincoln Mount Vernon Orange Poyner Spring Creek Union Washington
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Other unincorporated communities	Benson Blessing Dewar Eagle Center Finchford Voorhies
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