American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building
January 01, 1970
The American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was completed in 1965 for the insurance company's headquarters and it continues to serve that purpose.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building
It was designed by the prominent Chicago architect Gordon Bunshaft of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. The Modernist building has no widows on its east and west elevations. The windows on the north and south elevations allow in daylight and keep out radiant heat.[3] The eight-story building rises to the height of 107.34 feet (32.72 m).[4]
american, republic, insurance, company, headquarters, building, historic, building, located, downtown, moines, iowa, united, states, completed, 1965, insurance, company, headquarters, continues, serve, that, purpose, listed, national, register, historic, place. The American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines Iowa United States It was completed in 1965 for the insurance company s headquarters and it continues to serve that purpose 2 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015 1 American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters BuildingU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of IowaShow map of the United StatesLocation601 6th Ave Des Moines IowaCoordinates41 35 24 6 N 93 37 31 1 W 41 590167 N 93 625306 W 41 590167 93 625306Arealess than one acreBuilt1965ArchitectGordon BunshaftArchitectural styleModernistNRHP reference No 15000917 1 Added to NRHPDecember 22 2015Architecture editIt was designed by the prominent Chicago architect Gordon Bunshaft of the architectural firm Skidmore Owings amp Merrill LLP The Modernist building has no widows on its east and west elevations The windows on the north and south elevations allow in daylight and keep out radiant heat 3 The eight story building rises to the height of 107 34 feet 32 72 m 4 References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 History American Republic Insurance Company Archived from the original on 2017 10 15 Retrieved 2017 10 14 Joel Aschbrenner August 5 2015 Office has Mad Men style modern amenities Des Moines The Des Moines Register Retrieved 2017 10 14 American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Emporis Archived from the original on October 14 2017 Retrieved 2017 10 14 External links edit nbsp Media related to American Enterprise Group Building at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This article about a property in Polk County Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a building or structure in Iowa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Des Moines Iowa related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building amp oldid 1111018842, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
