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Mears Hall
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National Register of Historic Places

Mears Hall

On the National Register since 197947 years
Late Victorian CottageListed 1979Grinnell
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Mears Hall

Mears Hall, at Grinnell College campus, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 26, 1979. It was among the first 6 of Grinnell’s 18 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the local level.

What it isUniversity building in Iowa, United States of America. 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 · 77 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 25 minutes

Grinnell College campus, Grinnell · about 1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Mears HallStart here
  2. 2North Grinnell Historic DistrictLate Victorian · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3B. J. Ricker HousePrairie School · Built 1912 · 0.4 mi on
  4. 4Goodnow HallRichardsonian Romanesque · 0.3 mi on
Around it

11 more Register listings within half a mile

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

SChicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad-Grinnell Passenger StationSite0.4 miDGrinnell Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.4 miBGrinnell Herald BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBInterior Telephone Company BuildingCommercial0.4 miBFarmers Mutual Reinsurance Company BuildingBuilding0.4 miBStewart LibraryRomanesque Revival0.4 miBBowers and McDonald Office BuildingBuilding0.5 miBSpaulding Manufacturing CompanyBuilding0.5 miDGrinnell Historic Commercial DistrictItalianate0.5 mi★Merchants' National BankBuilding0.5 miBLevi P. Grinnell HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Mears Hall

Is Mears Hall on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 26, 1979 (Register number 79000936).

Is Mears Hall a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Merchants' National Bank, 0.5 miles away.

Can you visit Mears Hall?

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 Mears Hall?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 77 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 75339986 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.