Louisa Building (Mount Pleasant, Iowa)

The Louisa Building is a historic building located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States. Completed in 1901, this two story, brick structure features a transitional design between the Italianate, that had been popular here, and the Neoclassical that would replace it in popularity.[2] It has a triple storefront with three sets of three windows on the second floor. In place of hood molds, which were typical of the Italianate, each window has a heavy rusticated stone lintel. The metal cornice across the top of the facade is simpler in its decorative elements than earlier Italianate cornices.[2] This building replaced the Ambler Block, which had been destroyed in an 1882 fire. The lot had remained empty in the intervening years. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

Louisa Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	120 S. Main St. Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Coordinates	40°57′56.5″N 91°33′10.6″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1901
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	Mount Pleasant MPS
NRHP reference No.	91001117[1]
Added to NRHP	September 6, 1991

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Molly Myers Naumann. "Louisa Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-05-02. with photo(s)