Sentinel Block

Sentinel Block
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	702 Washington Ave. Iowa Falls, Iowa
Coordinates	42°31′11.7″N 93°15′56.3″W / 42.519917°N 93.265639°WCoordinates: 42°31′11.7″N 93°15′56.3″W / 42.519917°N 93.265639°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1904-1905
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
Part of	Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District (#12000889)
MPS	Iowa Falls MPS
NRHP Reference #	93000962[1]
Added to NRHP	October 1, 1993

The Sentinel Block is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Previous commercial blocks in Iowa Falls tended to follow the more ornate Italianate style. This building, completed in 1905, marks a departure from those older structures.^[2] Rectilinear brick panels above the windows replaced the decorative hoodmolds, and the brick patterned cornice with a plain stone cap replaced the heavy metal cornice. The building also features an oriel window with a crenelated parapet. The building housed the Iowa Falls Sentinel for over 20 years. It begun as the Eldora Sentinel in 1857, relocated to Iowa Falls in 1865, and it was bought out by its competitor, the Hardin County Citizen, in 1927.

The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It was included as a contributing property in the Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District in 2012.^[3]

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Molly Myers Naumann. "Sentinel Block" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-08. with photos
3. Molly Myers Naumann. "Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-07.