John G. Ralston Explained

John G. Ralston was an American architect who worked out of Waterloo, Iowa. A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places for their architecture.

Works include (with attribution):

• Waterloo Public Library (West Branch) (1906), 528 W. 4th St., Waterloo, Iowa (Ralston, J. G.), NRHP-listed
• Waterloo Public Library-East Side Branch (1906), 626 Mulberry St., Waterloo, (Ralston, John G.), NRHP-listed
• Adams-Higgins House (1911 remodelling), 1215 N. Grand Ave. Spencer, Iowa (Ralston, J. G.), NRHP-listed^[1]
• Black Hawk Hotel (1914 redesign), 115-119 Main St. Cedar Falls, Iowa (Ralston, John G.), NRHP-listed
• Black Hawk County Soldiers Memorial Hall (1916), 194 W. Fifth St., Waterloo, (Ralston, John G.), NRHP-listed

• Cattle Congress Hippodrome (now The Hippodrome), Waterloo
• Chickasaw County Courthouse, Prospect St. at Locust Ave. New Hampton, Iowa (Ralston & Ralston), NRHP-listed
• Chickasaw County Home in New Hampton, Iowa
• Downey School, 212 Broadway St. Downey, Iowa (Ralston, J.G.), NRHP-listed^[2]
• Emerson School, 314 Randolph St. Waterloo, (Ralston, John G.), NRHP-listed
• Fayette County Courthouse, Pine St. West Union, Iowa (Ralston, J.G.), NRHP-listed
• Fire Station No. 2, 716 Commercial St., Waterloo, (Ralston, John G.), NRHP-listed
• Clement B. Gingrich House, 300 Walnut St. La Porte City, Iowa (Ralston, J.G.), NRHP-listed
• Hand County Courthouse and Jail, 415 W. First Ave. Miller, South Dakota (Ralston, John G.), NRHP-listed
• Kingsley Elementary School, Waterloo
• Sumner High School, 300 West 4th Sumner, Iowa (Murphy and Ralston), NRHP-listed
• Henry Weis House, 800 W. Fourth St., Waterloo, (Murphy & Ralston), NRHP-listed
• Western Old People's Home^[3]
• Whittier School, 1500 Third St. W., Waterloo, (Ralston, John G.), NRHP-listed
• One or more works in the Waterloo East Commercial Historic District^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=84001214}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Adams-Higgins House / Higgins House]. National Park Service. July 12, 2016. James E. Jacobsen . August 22, 1984. with
2. News: Couple turning Downey school into B&B. West Branch Times. West Branch, Iowa. November 4, 2020. 2021-02-01. Joanne Salemink.
3. Web site: History.
4. Book: Waterloo East Commercial Historic District. National Archives. 2018-07-03. Jan Olive Full. Jennifer A. Price. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Iowa, 1/1/1964 - 12/31/2013.