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A glimpse into Fort Dodge compages

Allers leads Iowa Central students on buildings tour

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Terry Allers, of Allers Associates Architects PC, talks almost the Warden Plaza during an architecture tour for Iowa Central Community College students Tuesday afternoon. The grouping is standing about the Municipal Building, which was also featured on the tour.

-Messenger photograph by Republic of chad Thompson Gabriel Fisher, 18, a student at Iowa Central Community College, snaps a picture of the Garnoe Building, 518 Fundamental Ave., Tuesday afternoon during an compages tour hosted past Terry Allers, of Allers Associates Architects, PC. The Monroe Building was built in 1896 with a Victorian influence, according to Allers.

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Terry Allers, of Allers Associates Architects, PC, looks over the Prusia Hardware Building, which is now Heartland Senior Housing. Allers gave an architecture tour to Iowa Central Community College students Saturday afternoon in downtown Fort Dodge. At eight stories, the Prusia Hardware Building is considered the tallest in downtown Fort Dodge. It was built in 1916.

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The Commencement United Methodist Church was featured in the downtown architecture bout provided by Terry Allers, of Allers Associates Architects PC, Tuesday afternoon. The church, congenital in 1915, features a Greek revival manner. The sanctuary is nether a dome. The base is all brick.

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Terry Allers, of Allers Associates Architects PC, talks about the Warden Plaza during an architecture tour for Iowa Central Community College students Tuesday afternoon. The group is continuing almost the Municipal Building, which was also featured on the tour.

After Fort Dodge began producing brick in 1868, the metropolis experienced a boom of new construction in the start quarter of the 20th century every bit earlier forest structures were replaced, according to Terry Allers, of Allers Assembly Architects, PC.

Allers hosted a downtown compages tour Tuesday afternoon for the Iowa Primal Customs Higher Culture Club.

"These were the parade grounds of the Fort," Allers said as the group gathered at Urban center Square Park exterior of the Fort Contrivance Public Library.

He explained that only a few blocks n, the original foundation of the first brick edifice still stands. Information technology'south located at Rosedale H2o Store.

After a momentary drizzle of rain at the beginning of the tour at about 2:xxx p.g., the weather remained absurd and pleasant for the duration of the walk, which took participants along Central Avenue, First Artery North and First Avenue South.

-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson Gabriel Fisher, xviii, a student at Iowa Central Community Higher, snaps a picture show of the Garnoe Building, 518 Primal Ave., Tuesday afternoon during an architecture tour hosted by Terry Allers, of Allers Assembly Architects, PC. The Monroe Building was built in 1896 with a Victorian influence, according to Allers.

Ahlers showcased 26 buildings, all were congenital prior to 1930. He said there are 168 buildings in Fort Dodge's downtown district with 101 of them considered resources to the Celebrated District.

"Twenty-four of them could be considered individually eligible for the National Historic Register due to the integrity of the design, materials used and workmanship of the building," Allers said.

The style of buildings in the downtown surface area is considered Chicago Commercial Manner, Allers said.

According to Allers, in 1907, Fort Contrivance was considered the 12th largest city in Iowa.

Currently, Fort Dodge is the 22nd largest in terms of population, according to 2022 U.s.a. Census population estimates.

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Terry Allers, of Allers Associates Architects, PC, looks over the Prusia Hardware Edifice, which is now Heartland Senior Housing. Allers gave an architecture tour to Iowa Central Community College students Saturday afternoon in downtown Fort Dodge. At eight stories, the Prusia Hardware Edifice is considered the tallest in downtown Fort Dodge. It was built in 1916.

The Heartland Senior Living building, 610 Fundamental Ave., formerly known as Prusia Hardware Building, was talked most on the bout. It is eight stories tall and considered the tallest building in the urban center. It features lions' heads and faces which look like the same person repeated in a pattern on the structure.

E.O. Damon Jr. was the architect for the building. Damon, a native of Northhampton, Massachussets, came to Fort Dodge in 1912. He is also credited with the 1932 blueprint for the Blanden Memorial Art Gallery and the Warden Plaza.

The Carnegie Library, 605 Start Ave. Northward., features a Greek revival design, Allers said.

"This library, when it was built (1903), was considered one of the nicer ones in the land," Allers said.

Terracotta is prevalent in many historic Fort Dodge structures.

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The Showtime United Methodist Church building was featured in the downtown architecture bout provided past Terry Allers, of Allers Associates Architects PC, Tuesday afternoon. The church building, built in 1915, features a Greek revival style. The sanctuary is under a dome. The base of operations is all brick.

"It was cheaper and had the look of stone," Allers said.

Terracotta is institute on buildings like the First National Banking company Building, 629 Central Ave.; the Snell Building, 805 Central Ave.; the Wahkonsa Apartments, 927 Central Ave.; the Municipal Edifice, 819 First Ave. S., and others.

The Arsenal building, known to some as the Laramar, was built in 1904.

"Originally, it was an arsenal," Allers said. "It was also used for dances. Buddy Holly played there."

The building is currently vacant.

Multiple downtown buildings were built around 1914, Ahlers pointed out.

"It must have been good economic times," he said.

At the Muncipal Edifice, built in 1915, Allers emphasized the forepart steps, which are non original, he said.

"We (Allers), were asked to redesign the stairs so they weren't so long," Allers said.

An extensive window replacement project is close to being finished also, he said.

The Leighton Building, 1030 Central Ave., was built in 1923. It is Fort Dodge's strongest example of a modern broad-front.

"Information technology's longer than it is wide," Allers said.

The building was designed by Frank Griffith, whom co-ordinate to Allers, was hired as the company architect for U.S. Gypsum in 1907.

"He was well-known locally for his design work," Allers said.

Allers said the Griffith architect visitor remained in business from the early 1900s up until about eight years agone.

In fact, Allers said he worked for the firm over 40 years ago.

"I worked for them and they were a great firm to piece of work for," he said. "That's how I got my get-go and believed I could make a go of it."

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