Ames in Story County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Sloss House

Iowa State University

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 17, 2025

1. Sloss House Marker

Inscription.
Sloss House, originally known as The Pines, was built in 1883 and was the residential home of faculty and university administrators before university departments. Thomas Sloss (1858-1937), Iowa State University's superintendent of buildings from 1909 to 1935, moved into the house with his family in 1925. The Sloss House is named after Thomas as the longest resident of the home.

Today the Sloss House provides a home to the Margaret Sloss Center for Women and Gender Equity which was founded in 1981 with the mission to advance the social and academic well-being of women and underserved populations on campus.

Dr. Margaret Wragg Sloss (1901-1979), the daughter of Thomas Sloss, was the first woman to graduate with a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University in 1938, becoming the 27th woman to do so in the United States. Dr. Sloss was a champion for woman's rights, breaking barriers and advocating for changing the admissions policy at the veterinary school to allow admission to women. In 1944, Dr. Sloss was invited by Eleanor Roosevelt to the White House in honor of her contributions to the field of veterinary

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science. In 1947, she established the Women's Veterinary Medicine Association and served two years as its president. Dr. Sloss was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 2006.

Erected by Iowa State University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 42° 1.541′ N, 93° 38.704′ W. Marker is in Ames, Iowa, in Story County. It is on Farm House Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 Farm House Ln, Ames IA 50011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Des Moines.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Campaniling (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Farm House (about 600 feet

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 17, 2025

2. Sloss House Marker

away); Finest Blue Cheese (about 700 feet away); World's Hardiest Roses (about 700 feet away); First Land-Grant (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jack Trice (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Land-Grant Home Economics College (approx. ¼ mile away); First Veterinary Medicine College (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ames.

Also see . . . Sloss House (Iowa State University website). (Submitted on June 26, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.