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Fire Station No. 2
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National Register of Historic Places

Fire Station No. 2

Also known as El Mecca Shrine Club

On the National Register since 198838 years
Renaissance RevivalListed 1988Waterloo
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About Fire Station No. 2

Fire Station No. 2, at 716 Commercial St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 29, 1988. It was among the first 10 of Waterloo’s 30 listings, with three others the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Renaissance Revival, as it does for 20 other Iowa listings. It was listed as part of Waterloo MPS. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isFire station 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 · 17 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

716 Commercial St., Waterloo · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Fire Station No. 2Start here
  2. 2Hotel Russell-LamsonColonial Revival · next door
  3. 3Waterloo West Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  4. 4YMCA BuildingArt Deco · next door
  5. 5Campbell Baking CompanyBuilding · 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.

BBlack Hawk County Soldiers Memorial HallClassical Revival · Built 19160.1 miBChicago, Great Western Railroad-Waterloo Freight DepotBuilding0.2 miBWaterloo Public Library (West Branch)Classical Revival · Built 19050.3 miBMaster Service StationMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.3 miBFriedl Bakery BuildingBuilding0.3 miBMarsh-Place BuildingCommercial Style0.3 miBHotel PresidentBuilding0.3 miBRensselaer Russell HouseBuilt 18610.4 miBSnowden HouseItalianate0.4 miBWaterloo Public Library-East Side BranchClassical Revival · Built 19050.4 miBHenry Weis HouseColonial Revival · Built 19020.5 miBEmerson SchoolClassical Revival0.5 miDWaterloo East Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miBMemorial BuildingBuilding0.5 miBWaterloo Masonic TempleBuilding0.5 miBThe Fowler Company BuildingLate Victorian0.5 mi

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Questions about Fire Station No. 2

Is Fire Station No. 2 on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 29, 1988 (Register number 88001321).

Is Fire Station No. 2 a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Fire Station No. 2?

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 Fire Station No. 2?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 17 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 75335997 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.