National Register of Historic Places

Wartburg Teachers' Seminary

Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa
Listed
January 20, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78001208

About this property

Old Main is a historic building located on the campus of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, United States. When Wartburg was established in Waverly in 1879 it was a normal school that educated men to teach in Lutheran parochial schools. This building was constructed the following year, which makes it the "first structure associated with German Lutheran higher education in Iowa." It is a three-story brick structure in the vernacular Italianate style. It is five bays wide and four bays deep, and capped with a hipped roof with six small gabled dormers. The building features narrow eaves, a denticular cornice, a paneled frieze, corbelled brick window hoods that are painted white, and cast-iron window sills. When it was built it housed all school functions. The dormitory was in the attic, classrooms doubled as living areas when they were not used for educational purposes, the two teachers were housed on the first floor, and dining/kitchen facilities were located in the basement. It has subsequently housed a variety of the schools functions. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as the Wartburg Teachers' Seminary.

Location

Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa
42.72946, -92.48197

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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0.4 mi
Waverly Municipal Hydroelectric Powerhouse
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0.6 mi
Old Fourth Ward Southeast Historic District
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Bremer County Court House
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0.9 mi
Third Street Bridge (FHWA No. 012250)
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When was Wartburg Teachers' Seminary listed on the National Register?

Wartburg Teachers' Seminary was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Wartburg Teachers' Seminary?

Wartburg Teachers' Seminary is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Wartburg Teachers' Seminary is recorded as the industrial era.

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