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McCandless Building
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National Register of Historic Places

McCandless Building

On the National Register since 199135 years
Vernacular ItalianateListed 1991Mount Pleasant
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About McCandless Building

McCandless Building, at 115 W. Monroe, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 6, 1991. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Vernacular Italianate, as it does for 17 other Iowa listings. It was listed as part of Mount Pleasant MPS. 16 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States. 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 · 9 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

115 W. Monroe, Mount Pleasant · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1McCandless BuildingStart here
  2. 2Harlan House HotelItalianate · next door
  3. 3First National BankClassical Revival · next door
  4. 4City HallColonial Revival · next door
  5. 5Masters BuildingCraftsman · Built 1937 · next door
Around it

16 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BNational State BankLate Victorian Italianate · Built 1883<0.1 miBMasonic Temple TheaterClassical Revival<0.1 miBUnion BlockVernacular Italianate0.1 miBBrazelton House HotelItalianate0.1 miBLouisa BuildingItalianate0.1 miBTimmerman-Burd BuildingLate Victorian Italianate0.1 miBHenry County Savings BankLate Victorian Italianate0.1 miBBudde-Singer BuildingVernacular Italianate0.1 miBHenry County CourthouseClassical Revival0.2 miBG. W. S. Allen HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBBrazelton HouseItalianate0.2 miBHenry Ambler HouseItalian Villa0.2 miBGeorge and Margaret Cooper HouseItalianate0.3 miBDr. J. O. and Catherine Ball HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBSecond Baptist ChurchBuilding0.3 miBHarlan-Lincoln HouseItalianate0.4 mi
More like it

Vernacular Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Vernacular Italianate.

Union Block0.1 mi away
Budde-Singer Building0.1 mi away
Kurtz HouseBuilt 1869 · 24 mi away

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Questions about McCandless Building

Is McCandless Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 6, 1991 (Register number 91001111).

Is McCandless Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit McCandless 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 McCandless Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 9 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 75336579 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.