John G. Ralston
Appearance
John G. Ralston was an American architect who worked out of Waterloo, Iowa. A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places for their architecture.
Works include (with attribution):
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- Waterloo Public Library (West Branch) (1906), 528 W. 4th St., Waterloo, Iowa (Ralston, J. G.), NRHP-listed[1]
- Waterloo Public Library-East Side Branch (1906), 626 Mulberry St., Waterloo, (Ralston, John G.), NRHP-listed[1]
- Adams-Higgins House (1911 remodelling), 1215 N. Grand Ave. Spencer, Iowa (Ralston, J. G.), NRHP-listed[1][2]
- Black Hawk Hotel (1914 redesign), 115-119 Main St. Cedar Falls, Iowa (Ralston, John G.), NRHP-listed[1][3]
- Black Hawk County Soldiers Memorial Hall (1916), 194 W. Fifth St., Waterloo, (Ralston, John G.), NRHP-listed[1]
- Cattle Congress Hippodrome (now The Hippodrome), Waterloo[3]
- Chickasaw County Courthouse, Prospect St. at Locust Ave. New Hampton, Iowa (Ralston & Ralston), NRHP-listed[1]
- Chickasaw County Home in New Hampton, Iowa[3]
- Downey School, 212 Broadway St. Downey, Iowa (Ralston, J.G.), NRHP-listed[4]
- Emerson School, 314 Randolph St. Waterloo, (Ralston, John G.), NRHP-listed[1]
- Fayette County Courthouse, Pine St. West Union, Iowa (Ralston, J.G.), NRHP-listed[1]
- Fire Station No. 2, 716 Commercial St., Waterloo, (Ralston, John G.), NRHP-listed[1]
- Clement B. Gingrich House, 300 Walnut St. La Porte City, Iowa (Ralston, J.G.), NRHP-listed[1]
- Hand County Courthouse and Jail, 415 W. First Ave. Miller, South Dakota (Ralston, John G.), NRHP-listed[1]
- Kingsley Elementary School, Waterloo[3]
- Sumner High School, 300 West 4th Sumner, Iowa (Murphy and Ralston), NRHP-listed[1]
- Henry Weis House, 800 W. Fourth St., Waterloo, (Murphy & Ralston), NRHP-listed[1]
- Western Old People's Home[3]
- Whittier School, 1500 Third St. W., Waterloo, (Ralston, John G.), NRHP-listed[1]
- One or more works in the Waterloo East Commercial Historic District[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ James E. Jacobsen (August 22, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Adams-Higgins House / Higgins House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 12, 2016. with five photos from 1984 and two historic ones
- ^ a b c d e "History".
- ^ Joanne Salemink (November 4, 2020). "Couple turning Downey school into B&B". West Branch Times. West Branch, Iowa. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ Jan Olive Full; Jennifer A. Price. Waterloo East Commercial Historic District. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Iowa, 1/1/1964 - 12/31/2013. National Archives. Retrieved 2018-07-03.