College Block Building
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| Location | 125 E. College St. Iowa City, Iowa |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architect | Chauncey F. Lovelace |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Part of | Iowa City Downtown Historic District (ID100006609) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000728[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 23, 1973 |
The College Block Building is a historic building located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Completed in 1883, this is the first known architect-designed commercial building in Iowa City.[2] It was designed by local architect Chauncey F. Lovelace, who moved his office into the building. The main facade of this two-story brick structure is capped with an ornate, bracketed, tin cornice with the words "College Block" on an ornamented crest. There are eight windows on the second floor, all with ornate window hoods. The second and third windows on both ends are coupled together under a larger hood. The main floor is occupied by commercial space, and the second floor contains apartments. Urban renewal threatened the building's existence in the 1970s.[2] It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] In 2021, the building was included as a contributing property in the Iowa City Downtown Historic District.[3]
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- Commercial buildings completed in 1883
- Victorian architecture in Iowa
- Buildings and structures in Iowa City, Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Iowa City, Iowa
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Iowa
- Johnson County, Iowa Registered Historic Place stubs
- Johnson County, Iowa building and structure stubs