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Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, 605 Locust Street, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Summary
Significance: The Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, designed in 1891 by a prominent Boston firm, exemplifies the late nineteenth century design and construction technology developed for large commercial and office buildings. The elegant structure was associated with important individuals in the business history of Des Moines, and with the late-nineteenth century development of the state's urban center.
Survey number: HABS IA-68
Building/structure dates: 1891 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1911 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1959 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1980 Demolished
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Date
1933 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Andrews, Jacques
Proudfoot, Bird
Andrews, Rantoul
Proudfoot, Rawson
Location
Fort Des Moines (Iowa), 41.58684, -93.62503
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
