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Collegiate Historic District

 Pella Preservation Trust celebrates Pella’s first historic District being added to the National Register of Historic Places! 
Address 

Highlights/Notes          (H) = House  (G) =Garage

Broadway Street-East Side 

516 Broadway St.

(H)-Frame, 2-story, tile foundation, wood shingles 2nd fl., side gable roof with wide eaves & heavy braces, Craftsman influence, 1950s addition & alterations.
(G)-Detached, frame, 2-bays with side gable roof built by Waechter’s.

514 Broadway St.

1.5-story, brick with stone foundation, Dutch building techniques.

510 Broadway St.

(H)-2-story, brick veneer, side gable roof, symmetrical front facade, pillared front porch, wide eaves & heavy braces, Colonial Revival & Craftsman influences.
(G)-Detached, brick veneer, steeply pitched side gable roof, designed to match house.

506 Broadway St.

1.5-story frame, single-family dwelling, concrete block foundation, full-width front porch with pillars & pedimented entry, Colonial Revival influence.

504 Broadway St.

(H)-‘1.5-story, frame, single-family dwelling, concrete block foundation, side gable roof with/front gabled porch, bay window on south elevation, Craftsman influence.
(G)-Detached, frame, construction original to house, wide eaves with exposed rafters, rare & well-maintained surviving example of early auto garage with Craftsman influence.

Broadway Street-West Side 

515 Broadway St.

(H)-‘2-story, frame, American Four Square design, concrete block foundation, narrow clapboard siding, flared & steeply pitched hip roof, full-width front porch with Colonial
(G)-Revival detailing, surmounted by sleeping porch, likely of somewhat later construction.
Detached, frame, spacious 1-bay, 552 square feet interior.

513 Broadway St.

1.5-story, frame, tile block foundation, open front porch, elaborate & varied fenestration, including picture & ribbon windows, Craftsman influence.

511 Broadway St.

Large 2-story, frame, concrete block foundation, wrap-around front porch with 2-story bay on front facade, steeply pitched hip roof with wide eaves, Colonial Revival influence.

507 Broadway St.

1-story, concrete foundation, varied-colored Roman brick veneer, gable-front-and-wing configuration, tripartite picture window, Ranch styling.

503 Broadway St.

2-story, frame, American Four Square single-family dwelling, concrete foundation, narrow clapboard siding now covered or replaced with vinyl siding, flared moderately steep-pitched hip roof, full-width front porch with paired pillars, Colonial Revival influence.

West 1st Street-East Side 

506 West 1st St.

(H)-‘1.5-story, frame, gable front roof with enclosed front porch under lower gable front roof with ribbon windows, Craftsman influence.
(G)-Detached, frame, gable front roof, likely original horizontal sliding door, rare survivor, accessed from street.

508 West 1st St.

2-story, brick veneer, stone foundation, facade with 3 symmetrically arranged bays, moderately steep-pitched hip roof, and original 1-story front porch now replaced Italianate influence.

510 West 1st St.

1.5-story, frame, stone foundation, gable-front-and-wing with complex of additional gables, rich surface textures, full-width wrap-around porch, Queen Anne influence.

514 West 1st St.

1.5-story, frame, complex exterior wall planes, full-width front porch with original fretwork, north elevation with pent roof over 1st floor window & folk interpretation of Palladian window on 2nd floor, steep-pitched & complex roof with corner returns, Queen Anne influence.

West 1st Street-West Side 

611 West 1st St.

1.5-story, polychrome brick veneer single-family dwelling, Craftsman influence, wide eaves & exposed rafters, frame rear addition & attached frame garage built in 1988.

607 West 1st St.

(H)-‘1.5-story, frame single-family dwelling, Craftsman influence, front gable roof, wide eaves, enclosed front porch, & solarium on south elevation.
(G)-Single-bay, frame garage with hip roof attached to house by small connector.  Excellent surviving example of garage.

601 West 1st St.

(H)-‘2-story, stucco clad single-family dwelling, Craftsman influence, wide eaves, exposed rafters, enclosed front porch, ribbon windows.
(G)-Detached, 1-story frame, front gable roof, access drive from Independence St.

515 West 1st St.

(H)-‘2-story, brick, cross-axial footprint, limestone foundation, east elevation with chamfered corners, simulated quoins of brick, pressed metal hood molds over windows, steep-pitched, compound roof, possibly architect-designed, Late Victorian styling, Dutch building techniques in interior.
(G)-1-story, frame, 2-bays, hip roof, east ½ owned by 515 W. 1st titleholder & west ½ owned by titleholder next door on Union St.

511 West 1st St.

(H)-‘2-story, frame, massive version of American Four Square, concrete block foundation, narrow clapboard siding, wide fascia where they abut roof, steep-pitched & flared hip roof with projecting wing at rear of north elevation, full-width front porch, Colonial Revival influence.
(G) -1-story, detached, 1-large bay, hip roof.

509 West 1st St.

(H)-‘1.5-story, frame, concrete block foundation, narrow clapboard siding, front gambrel roof intersected by gambrel roof on north elevation,  rich architectural detailing, Colonial Revival influence in Dutch style.
(G)-1-story, frame, detached, 1-bay with large horizontal sliding door, front gable roof.

507 West 1st St.

1.5-story, frame, front gable roof with enclosed front porch also covered with front gable roof projecting from main block, concrete block foundation, original 5/1-double-hung sash, Craftsman influence.

505 West 1st St.

2-story, frame, concrete block foundation, rich surface textures, steeply pitched roof with intersecting gables, wrap-around porch, outstanding example of Queen Anne styling, masterpiece of Cornelius W. Visser, a contractor-builder in Pella.

Union Street-South Side 

707 Union St.

2-story, brick, hollow tile block foundation, moderately pitched side gable roof, unusual fenestration, 1-story brick solarium on east elevation, sits tightly on lot, Craftsman influence.

805 Union St.

1-story, frame, concrete foundation faced with red-colored brick, side gable roof with projecting enclosed entry covered with front gable, attached 1-bay garage on west elevation with lower situated side gable roof.

809 Union St.

2-story, frame, tile block foundation faced with red-colored brick, narrow aluminum siding on walls, side gable roof with wide eves & braces covers main block, dormer window centered on front facade, spacious enclosed front porch, Craftsman influence.

Independence Street-North Side 

704 Independence St.

1-story, frame, sits on elevated site, features a basement garage.

714 Independence St.

1.5-story, frame, stone foundation, steeply pitched front gable roof, replacement trim work, attached 2-bay garage (1995) at rear.

806 Independence St.

1-story, brick veneer, Ranch style influence.
Detached, frame, side gable roof with moderately wide eaves related to house design.

808 Independence St.

(H)-‘2-story, frame, American Four Square influence, hollow tile foundation, enclosed front porch, unusually tall brick chimney.
(G)-Detached, frame, hip roof, original accordion wood doors, perhaps earliest garage in Collegiate Neighborhood Historic District & a jewel.

814 Independence St.

1.5-story, brick, stone foundation, Romanesque Revival influence on window in front facade gable end, early 20th c. enclosed porch on facade, modern brick garage attached on east elevation.

900 Independence St.

1-story, brick veneer, low-to-ground placement, attached garage, Ranch styling, 81-foot front facade, diagonally sited on lot.

906 Independence St.

2-story, frame, American Four Square influence, hip roof with wide eaves, wrap-around porch.

Main Street-West Side 

503 Main St.

2-story, frame, steeply pitched hip roof with intersecting gables, wrap-around front porch, sits high on commanding site, Late Victorian vernacular styling.

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