Black Hawk County Soldiers Memorial Hall
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Waterloo, Iowa
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| Location | 1915 Courbat Ct. In honor of both the date (1915) the building was erected and Marsha Courbat, a WWII Women's Military Corps Veteran and 20 plus year VMH Commissioner. Waterloo, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 42°29′43″N 92°20′18″W / 42.49528°N 92.33833°W |
| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | John G. Ralston |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001322[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1988 |
The Black Hawk County Soldiers Memorial Hall, also known as Veterans Memorial Hall, is a Classical Revival veterans hall located at 1915 Courbat Ct. in downtown Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa. It was built starting in June 1915 and first meeting was held there in December of the same year by the Grand Army of the Republic as a memorial to soldiers who died in the American Civil War.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 due to its architecture and importance in local history.[3]
Black Hawk County Soldiers Memorial Hall was built by the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) in 1915.[2] Local chapters of the G.A.R. from Cedar Falls, La Porte City, and Waterloo built the hall as a memorial to soldiers who had lost their lives in the American Civil War. The total construction cost was $17,267.27 [4] with a special Blackhawk County tax levy in the amount of $14,000.[5] to help with the fundraising. When ground was broken for construction, current newspapers and membership lists of local patriotic organizations and G.A.R. posts were placed inside the cornerstone.[5] A Cedar Falls resident, H. R. Griffith, was originally supposed to speak at the 1916 dedication ceremony, but could not due to being ill. She was the Department Secretary of the Woman's Relief Corps, which is part of the Grand Army of the Republic. The role was then taken by a resident of Iowa Falls, who was previously the Department President.[6][7]
