Iowa Building
Iowa Building is located in Iowa
Iowa Building
Iowa Building is located in the United States
Iowa Building
Location221 4th Ave., SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Coordinates41°58′36″N 91°39′53″W / 41.97667°N 91.66472°W / 41.97667; -91.66472
Arealess than one acre
Built1913-1914
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
Part ofCedar Rapids Central Business District Commercial Historic District (ID15000757)
NRHP reference No.83000385 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 1983

The Iowa Building is a historic structure located in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] In 2015 it was included as a contributing property in the Cedar Rapids Central Business District Commercial Historic District.[2]

History

The building is seven stories tall and rises 102 feet (31 m) above the ground.[3] Seven construction workers were killed in 1913 when the top two floors collapsed during construction. The building was completed the following year. It housed a millinery company named the Lyman Company until the building was bought and renamed in 1933.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Marjorie Pearson, Ph.D. "Cedar Rapids Central Business District Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  3. "Iowa Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
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