John G. Ralston

American architect

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):

Black Hawk County Soldiers Memorial Hall
  • 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ a b c d e "History".
  4. ^ Joanne Salemink (November 4, 2020). "Couple turning Downey school into B&B". West Branch Times. West Branch, Iowa. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  5. ^ 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.


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