Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Waterloo

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Marsh-Place Building
Photo: RifeIdeas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Marsh-Place Building

Also known as Marsh-Place

On the National Register since 199828 years
Commercial StyleListed 1998Waterloo
DirectionsAdd an old photo

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Marsh-Place Building

Marsh-Place Building, at 627 Sycamore St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 22, 1998. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial Style, as it does for 14 other Iowa listings. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding 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 · 23 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

627 Sycamore St., Waterloo · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Marsh-Place BuildingStart here
  2. 2Waterloo Public Library-East Side BranchClassical Revival · Built 1905 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Overland Waterloo Company BuildingBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4The Fowler Company BuildingLate Victorian · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Waterloo Masonic TempleBuilding · next door
Around it

15 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BHotel PresidentBuilding0.1 miBChicago, Great Western Railroad-Waterloo Freight DepotBuilding0.2 miBBlack Hawk County Soldiers Memorial HallClassical Revival · Built 19160.2 miDWaterloo East Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBMemorial BuildingBuilding0.2 miBFire Station No. 2Renaissance Revival0.3 miBHotel Russell-LamsonColonial Revival0.3 miBWalnut Street Baptist ChurchEnglish Arts and Crafts0.3 miBYMCA BuildingArt Deco0.4 miDWaterloo West Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBCampbell Baking CompanyBuilding0.4 miBMaster Service StationMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.4 miBFriedl Bakery BuildingBuilding0.4 miBGrace Methodist Episcopal ChurchClassical Revival0.5 miDWalnut Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi

Memories of Marsh-Place Building

The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to Marsh-Place Building?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start a conversation
Have an old photo of it?Add it · +10

Questions about Marsh-Place Building

Is Marsh-Place Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 22, 1998 (Register number 98001272).

Is Marsh-Place Building a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Marsh-Place 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 Marsh-Place Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 23 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 75338290 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.