Des Moines Heritage & Modern Buildings Photos |
Des Moines, Iowa, the state capital, has a downtown mixture of heritage & modern buildings, many of which originate with the insurance & financial industry. |
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| See also: Iowa |
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| Skyline of Des Moines from state Capitol. | Highrises of Des Moines: Plaza Building (1985), Financial Center (1973), Hub Tower (1986),. | 801 Grand Avenue. | 801 Grand Avenue (1991) (45 floors). Architect: Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum. |
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| Wells Fargo Financial North Building (2006) (9 floors) (801 Walnut St.). Architect: Pickard Chilton Architects, Inc., Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture. | Wells Fargo Financial North Building. | Ruan Center (1975) (36 floors) (666 Grand Avenue). Architect: Kendall Griffith Russell Artiaga. | Three buildings of Ruan Center. |
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| Des Moines Marriott (former Royal Union Life Building) (1981) (33 floors) (700 Grand Avenue). | Fifth Home Office of Equitable Life Insurance Company (1924) (19 floors) (604 Locust St.). Architect: Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson. | Equitable Life Insurance building facade now a condo. | Stonework & brick details of Equitable Life Insurance building. |
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| Portal of Equitable Life Insurance building. | Gnomes with hourglass on Equitable Life Insurance building. | Octagonal tower detail of Equitable Life Insurance building. | Octagonal tower detail of Equitable Life Insurance building. |
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| Des Moines Building (1930) (14 floors) (405 Sixth Avenue). Architect: Proudfoot, Rawson, Souers & Thomas. | Carving on Des Moines Building. | Younkers Department Store (1900) (7 floors) (701 Walnut St.). Architect: Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen. | Younkers Department Store & HUB Tower. |
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| HUB Tower facade. | Roofline of HUB Tower. | HUB Tower (1986) (25 floors) (699 Walnut St.). Architect: Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture. | EMC Insurance Building & HUB Tower. |
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| EMC Insurance Building side profile. | Upper floors of EMC Insurance Building. | EMC Insurance Building entrance structures. | Wells Fargo Financial Building (1988) (11 floors). |
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| Wells Fargo Financial Building portal. | Polk County Courthouse (1906) (500 Mulberry St.). Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: Proudfoot & Bird. On National Register. | Polk County Court House. | Hotel Fort Des Moines (1919) (11 floors). Architect: Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson. On National Register. |
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| Moderne-style corner wing of Des Moines Register Building. | Register & Tribune Building (1916) (14 floors) with replacement curtain walls. Architect: Proudfoot, Rawson, Souers & Thomas. | Allied Insurance Headquarters (2002) (7 floors) (1100 Locust St.). Architect: Heinlein Schrock Stearns Architects, SVPA Architects, Inc. | ING Building (909 Locust St. ). |
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| Modern building opposite Des Moines Public Library. | Des Moines Public Library before 801 Grand Avenue. | Copper-colored windows of Des Moines Public Library. | Courtyard between Des Moines Public Library & Masonic Temple. |
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| Des Moines Masonic Temple (1911) (1011 Locust St.). Architect: Proudfoot Bird & Rawson. On National Register. | First Methodist Episcopal Church (10th and Pleasant Sts.). Style: Classical Revival. Architect: Proudfoot & Bird. On National Register. | St. Ambrose Cathedral (1891) (607 High St.). Architect: James Egan. On National Register. | St. Ambrose Cathedral reflected in Convention Center. |
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| Polk County Convention Complex (1985). | Bergman Mansion (formerly Herndon Hall) (1883) (2000 Grand Av.). |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |