Fleming Building - Wikipedia


Fleming Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	218 6th Ave., Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates	41°35′8″N 93°37′29″W / 41.58556°N 93.62472°W / 41.58556; -93.62472
Built	1907
Architect	D.H. Burnham and Company
Architectural style	Early Commercial
NRHP reference No.	02000541^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 22, 2002

The Fleming Building is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

Architecture

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The structure is an eleven-story office building that rises 174 feet (53 m) above the ground.^[2] The Chicago architectural firm of D.H. Burnham and Company designed the building in the early Commercial style and it was completed in 1909. It is one of the earliest steel-framed buildings in Iowa.^[2] Elements of the Beaux-Arts style are found in the building's proportions and details, which is typical of the Burnham Company's work.^[2]

References

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Fleming Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved 2012-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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