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Master Service Station
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National Register of Historic Places

Master Service Station

Also known as Miller's Master Service Station; Bennett's Tire & Battery Co.

On the National Register since 201115 years
Mission/Spanish Colonial RevivalListed 2011Waterloo
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Master Service Station

Master Service Station, at 500 Jefferson St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 7, 2011. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival, as it does for 9 other Iowa listings. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building located in Waterloo, 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 · 31 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

500 Jefferson St., Waterloo · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Master Service StationStart here
  2. 2Friedl Bakery BuildingBuilding · next door
  3. 3Campbell Baking CompanyBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4YMCA BuildingArt Deco · next door
  5. 5Waterloo West Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
Around it

17 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BHotel Russell-LamsonColonial Revival0.2 miBBlack Hawk County Soldiers Memorial HallClassical Revival · Built 19160.2 miBWaterloo Public Library (West Branch)Classical Revival · Built 19050.3 miBFire Station No. 2Renaissance Revival0.3 miBRensselaer Russell HouseBuilt 18610.3 miBSnowden HouseItalianate0.3 miBHotel PresidentBuilding0.3 miBMemorial BuildingBuilding0.3 miBEmerson SchoolClassical Revival0.4 miBChicago, Great Western Railroad-Waterloo Freight DepotBuilding0.4 miBMarsh-Place BuildingCommercial Style0.4 miDWaterloo East Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miBWaterloo Masonic TempleBuilding0.4 miBThe Fowler Company BuildingLate Victorian0.4 miBHenry Weis HouseColonial Revival · Built 19020.5 miBWaterloo Public Library-East Side BranchClassical Revival · Built 19050.5 miBOverland Waterloo Company BuildingBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Master Service Station

Is Master Service Station on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 7, 2011 (Register number 10001204).

Is Master Service Station a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Master Service Station?

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 Master Service Station?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 31 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 75338271 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.