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|  | Old Iowa State Capitol
24 Old Capitol, Iowa State University
Iowa City IA United States
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Began | 1840 | | Finished | 1842 | | Floor Count | 2 | | Basement Floors | 1 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - museum | | Structural Types | | - lowrise | | - tower | | Architectural Style | | - neo-classical | | Materials | | - limestone |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Flagpole | | 120 ft | | Shalla Wilson, Curator of Old Capitol Museum, March 29, 2007 | | | | | | | | Roof | | 108 ft | | Shalla Wilson, Curator of Old Capitol Museum, March 29, 2007 | | | | | |
Description
- Architect: John F. Rague
- Architect (renovation): OPN Architects
- Length x Width: 120 meters x 60 meters
- This building served as Iowa's seat of government from its completion in 1842, until the move of the capital to Des Moines in 1857.
- In 1857, the structure was deeded to the University of Iowa, and was used over the years as a classroom space, a library, a chapel, an armory, and university office space.
- The building underwent a careful restoration from 1970 to 1976, and was made a national historic landmark upon the completion of the project.
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