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It employed metal window frames and has a wider storefront. The last building was a single-story bank building completed in 1952 and is an example of utilitarian construction methods, which were adapted to deal with post-World War II building material shortages. It is also one of the first drive-in businesses in Des Moines. [2]
The HUB Tower is a high-rise office building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The building rises 25 floors and 325 feet (99 m) in height. [1] It is tied with the EMC Insurance Building for the title of the 6th-tallest building in the city. [1] Designed by Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture in the Postmodern style, the ...
Scottish Rite Consistory Building (Des Moines, Iowa) Seth Richards Commercial Block; Sixth and Forest Historic District; Southeast Water Trough; Southridge Mall (Iowa) Southwest Fifth St. Bridge; State Library of Iowa; Studebaker Corporation Branch Office Building; Sylvan Theater Historic District; Syndicate Block (Des Moines, Iowa)
The Liberty Building is located at the SW corner of 6th Avenue and Grand Avenue in the heart of downtown Des Moines. The building was originally home to Bankers Life Insurance & WHO (AM) Radio. Designed by the prominent Des Moines architectural firm of Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson, the 12-story building rises to a height of 174 feet (53 m). [2]
Highland Park is the largest neighborhood-centered commercial district in the Des Moines area. [2] The district remains largely intact with only a few lots that are vacant. Two of the lots were the location of large frame commercial buildings, which had to be replaced. One lot is vacant while the other is occupied by an infill building.
It was also not profitable. That changed when the fair moved to this location, and its profitability eventually led to funding from the Iowa General Assembly and a permanent location on the east side of the city. [2] Brown's Park continued for a while longer and the streetcar line from Des Moines opened in 1889.
Location of Des Moines in Polk County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Des Moines, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the city of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
The building is a rigid frame structure built of concrete and faced with brick. The seven-story building rises 80 feet (24 m) above the ground, [2] and was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson. The building at one time housed Firestone Rubber Company and L & L Insulation. It has been renovated into apartments.