The Fowler Company Building

The Fowler Company Building
Location 226-228 E. 4th St.
Waterloo, Iowa
Coordinates 42°29′55.8″N 92°20′06″W / 42.498833°N 92.33500°W / 42.498833; -92.33500Coordinates: 42°29′55.8″N 92°20′06″W / 42.498833°N 92.33500°W / 42.498833; -92.33500
Area less than one acre
Built 1884
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 09000712[1]
Added to NRHP September 16, 2009

The 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 listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Jan Olive Nash. "The Fowler Company Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-28. with photos


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