The Pier

The Pier is a house in Washington Township, Story, Iowa, which is located on West Street. The Pier is situated near Collegiate Presbyterian Church, as well as near the bus station Beyer Hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: State Gymnasium and Black Engineering Building.

State Gymnasium

University building

State Gymnasium is an arena on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. It was opened in 1913, and once was the school's primary indoor athletic facility, before the opening of Hilton Coliseum. State Gymnasium is situated 670 feet southeast of The Pier.

Black Engineering Building

University building

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Black Engineering Building is a research and teaching facility at Iowa State University that contains the mechanical engineering and industrial engineering departments. Black Engineering Building is situated 1,200 feet east of The Pier.

The Farm House

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Farm House, also known as the Knapp–Wilson House, is the oldest building on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Now a museum open to the general public, this house was originally built in 1860 as part of the model farm aspect of Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm. The Farm House is situated 3,200 feet east of The Pier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iowa State Center and Ontario.

Iowa State Center

Neighborhood

Photo: Jaretac, Public domain.

The Iowa State Center is located just southeast of Iowa State University's central campus in Ames, Iowa. It is a complex of cultural and athletic venues.

Ontario

Hamlet

Ontario is a community within the corporate limits of the city of Ames, in Story County, Iowa, United States.

Ames

Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Ames is a pleasant college town in Central Iowa, sitting astride the Skunk River roughly 30 miles north of Des Moines. Life in Ames follows the ebb and flow of the academic year at Iowa State University, which is the city's primary draw.

The Pier

Type: House
Address: 2721 West Street, Ames, IA 50014
Categories: building and residential building
Location: Washington Township, Story, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.02555° or 42° 1′ 32″ north

Longitude

-93.65541° or 93° 39′ 20″ west

Levels

Open location code

86J828GV+6R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 251810709

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Collegiate Presbyterian Church and Beyer Hall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: West Street at Hyland Avenue Westbound and Troy’s Barber Shop.

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