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Title: State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at the Iowa State Capitol building which was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold, with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1907 postmark. 1909 postmark. Number 1976.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:18766

Title: State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa Capitol building with the Pioneers of the Territory monument (1892) designed and completed by Karl Gerhardt for a cost of $4,500 in the foreground. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1911 postmark. Number 3812.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:16090

Title: State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa State Capitol building which was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The Weidenmann Project's Centennial Fountain in the foreground was designed by architect John Weidenmann of New York City and completed in 1892. The capitol building is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1919 postmark.
Date Created: 1919
PID: grinnell:16094

Title: State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa State Capitol building which was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The Buffalo Head Drinking Fountain in front was made for drinking--for horses as well as humans and Alexander Doyle, designer of the Great Seal tablet, designed this fountain as well, for $500. the Pioneers of the Territory monument (1892) designed and completed by Karl Gerhardt for a cost of $4,500 is behind the fountain and the Weidenmann Project's Centennial Fountain behind the Pioneers monument was designed by architect John Weidenmann of New York City and completed in 1892. The capitol building is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number 65676. Series 410-D-1.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:16937

Title: State Historical Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Historical Building, Ola Babcock Miller Building, State Library of Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at a four-story stone building. The building was designed by architect Oliver O. Smith in 1898 in the Beaux Arts style. It is one of the oldest buildings in the Iowa State Capitol Complex and initially housed the Iowa State Historical Society which has moved to a new location in 1987. After an historic renovation the building was renamed in honor of Ola Babcock Miller, Iowa's first female Secretary of State. The building currently houses the State Library of Iowa, which has occupied space in the building since 1912. The building is located at East 12th and Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 515.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16081

Title: State Historical Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Historical Building, Ola Babcock Miller Building, State Library of Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at a four-story stone building. The building was designed by architect Oliver O. Smith in 1898 in the Beaux Arts style. It is one of the oldest buildings in the Iowa State Capitol Complex and initially housed the Iowa State Historical Society which has moved to a new location in 1987. After an historic renovation the building was renamed in honor of Ola Babcock Miller, Iowa's first female Secretary of State. The building currently houses the State Library of Iowa, which has occupied space in the building since 1912. The building is located at East 12th and Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 1988. Series 252.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16083

Title: State Historical Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Historical Building, Ola Babcock Miller Building, State Library of Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at a four-story stone building. On verso: "In this building is a large library of history and genealogy, a famous collection of autographs and photographs, many valuable and historic relics and antiques, a vast natural history museum and gallery of portraits of distinguished Iowa persons, a Civil War collection". The building is located at East 12th and Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 1871N. Series 36.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:16082

Title: State Historical Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Historical Building, Ola Babcock Miller Building, State Library of Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at a four-story stone building. The building was designed by architect Oliver O. Smith in 1898 in the Beaux Arts style. It is one of the oldest buildings in the Iowa State Capitol Complex and initially housed the Iowa State Historical Society which has moved to a new location in 1987. After an historic renovation the building was renamed in honor of Ola Babcock Miller, Iowa's first female Secretary of State. The building currently houses the State Library of Iowa, which has occupied space in the building since 1912. The building is located at East 12th and Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number P4113. Series IA-29.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:16877