Iowa Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Des Moines

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Iowa Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument

East Walnut Street, Capitol Grounds
Des Moines IA United States

Status:	built
Construction Dates
Began	1894
Finished	1896

Building Uses

- monument

Structural Types

- pole

- statue

Heights	Value	Source / Comments

Spire	135 ft	http://www.legis.state.ia.us/


Roof	115 ft	http://www.jensenconservation.com/

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Description
Architects:
• Harriet A. Ketcham
• Carl Rohl-Smith

- This monument was built to commerate the Iowan soldiers who fought in the United State's Civil War.

- A statue depicting "Victory" tops the monument, and all four Iowan generals who served during the war are depicted, among many others.

- Jensen Conservation Services cleaned and renovated the monument in 2004.

- Because of controversies over the location of the monument and artistic details, it was not dedicated until 1945.

- It is located on the Iowa State Capitol grounds.

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