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Iowa Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Iowa Building

On the National Register since 198343 years
Renaissance RevivalListed 1983Cedar Rapids
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About Iowa Building

Iowa Building, at 221 4th Ave., SE, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 17, 1983. The Register lists it for its engineering and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Renaissance Revival, as it does for 20 other Iowa listings. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isListed on the National Register of Historic Places in Linn County, Iowa. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 14 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

221 4th Ave., SE, Cedar Rapids · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Iowa BuildingStart here
  2. 2Lattner Auditorium BuildingClassical · next door
  3. 3Sokol GymnasiumBuilt 1908 · next door
  4. 4Evans Manufacturing Company BuildingModern Movement · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Harper and McIntire Company WarehouseBuilt 1922 · next door
Around it

25 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BParamount Theater BuildingDecorated Commercial0.1 miDCedar Rapids Central Business District Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBCedar Rapids Post Office and Public BuildingRenaissance Revival0.1 miBCedar Rapids Central Fire StationBuilt 19180.2 miBHamilton Brothers BuildingRomanesque · Built 18990.2 miBSinclair Building-Smulekoffs Furniture StoreBuilt 19010.2 miBSecurity BuildingBuilding0.2 miBIowa Wind Mill and Pump Company Office and WarehouseLate Victorian · Built 19020.3 miBCedar Rapids Milk Condensing CompanyBuilt 18870.3 miBGlenn M. and Edith Averill HouseBuilt 19060.3 miBHotel RooseveltGeorgian Revival · Built 19270.3 miBBethel African Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.3 miBFirst Universalist Church of Cedar RapidsVernacular0.3 miDCedar Rapids 2nd Avenue SE. Automobile Row Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBWitwer Grocery Company BuildingBuilding0.4 miBPeople's Savings BankBuilding0.4 miStFirst Avenue BridgeConcrete Open Spandrel Arch0.4 miOHighwater RockObject0.4 mi
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DMay's Island Historic DistrictBeaux Arts0.4 miBGeorge B. Douglas HouseGeorgian Revival0.4 miBConsistory Building No. 2Classical Revival0.4 miBC.S.P.S. HallRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miDWest Side Third Avenue SW. Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBLuther A. and Elinore T. Brewer HouseBuilding0.5 miBAusadie BuildingColonial Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Iowa Building

Is Iowa Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 17, 1983 (Register number 83000385).

Is Iowa Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Amana Villages, 21.4 miles away.

Can you visit Iowa Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Iowa Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 14 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75339434 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.