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Des Moines: Office T6: EMC Insurance Building: 325 (99) 19: 1997: Des Moines: Office 8: Equitable Building: 318 (97) 19: 1924: Des Moines: Residential 9: Alliant Tower: 285 (87) 21: 1972: Cedar Rapids: Office - Tallest building outside of Des Moines 10: Iowa State Capitol: 275 (84) 4: 1884: Des Moines: Government 11: CenturyLink Complex: 273 ...
The dome is surmounted by a lookout lantern that may be reached by long and winding stairs, and it terminates in a finial that is 275 ft (84 m) above the ground floor. [6] From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. [8] The rotunda beneath the dome is 80 ft (24 m) in diameter. [5]
Des Moines Saddlery Company Building: Des Moines Saddlery Company Building: June 27, 1985 : 307-311 Court Ave. Downtown: Built in 1881. 44: Des Moines Western Railway Freight House: Des Moines Western Railway Freight House
May 30, 1974 (Des Moines: Polk: Training site for black officers in World War I. 8: George M. Verity: George M. Verity (towboat): December 20, 1989 (Keokuk: Lee: One of three surviving steam-powered towboats in the United States, this ship pioneered on upper Mississippi in a certain way, leading to large private industry.
AT&T Building (former Northwestern Bell Telephone Company), Des Moines, 1928; Butler House, Des Moines, 1936; Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, 1948; Des Moines Building, Des Moines, 1930; Des Moines Fire Department Headquarters, Des Moines, 1937; Hotel Kirkwood, Des Moines, 1930; Iowa-Des Moines National Bank Building, Des Moines, 1932
Building Image Location First built Use Notes Louis Arriandeaux Log House: Dubuque, Iowa: ca. 1827 Residence Oldest house in Iowa. [1] Located on the grounds of the Mathias Ham House: Stringtown House: Davis County, Iowa: 1832 Residence Oldest house in Davis County Claim House: Davenport, Iowa: ca. 1832-1833 Residence Oldest building in Davenport
Sherman Hill is a 15 block area northwest of downtown Des Moines. It is mostly a residential area with two clusters of commercial buildings, one on the northwest corner and another along its southern border. [2] The streets follow a grid pattern that is oriented north to south. The elevation of the district varies as do the sizes of the lots.
This building replaced it. It was designed by the local architectural firm of Beuttler & Arnold with the Des Moines firm of Proudfoot, Rawson, Souers & Thomas providing input and oversight. Construction began in 1932 under the direction of the Acting Supervising Architect of the Treasury James A. Wetmore. The building was dedicated on December ...