List of tallest buildings in Iowa
Skyline of Des Moines
This list of tallest buildings in Iowa ranks skyscrapers and monuments in the US state of Iowa by height.
Tallest buildings
| Rank | Name | Image | Height
ft (m) |
Floors | Year | City | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 801 Grand (previously The Principal Building) |  | 630 (192) | 45 | 1991 | Des Moines | Office |
| 2 | The Fifth | 465 (137) | 40 | 2021 | Des Moines | Hotel, Movie Theater, Parking Garage and Residential | |
| 3 | Ruan Center |  | 460 (140) | 36 | 1975 | Des Moines | Office |
| 4 | Des Moines Marriott Hotel |  | 365 (111) | 33 | 1981 | Des Moines | Hotel |
| 5 | Financial Center |  | 345 (105) | 25 | 1973 | Des Moines | Office |
| 6 | Plaza Building |  | 340 (104) | 25 | 1985 | Des Moines | Residential |
| 7 | HUB Tower |  | 325 (99) | 25 | 1986 | Des Moines | Office |
| 8 | EMC Insurance Building |  | 325 (99) | 19 | 1997 | Des Moines | Office |
| 9 | Equitable Building |  | 318 (97) | 19 | 1924 | Des Moines | Residential |
| 10 | Alliant Tower | 285 (87) | 21 | 1972 | Cedar Rapids | Office | |
| 11 | Bank of America Building | 280 (85) | 16 | 1966 | Des Moines | Office | |
| 12 | Iowa State Capitol |  | 275 (84) | 4 | 1884 | Des Moines | Government |
| 13 | Qwest Complex | 273 (83) | 15 | 1928 | Des Moines | Office | |
| 14 | Wells Fargo Building |  | 255 (77) | 19 | 1927 | Davenport | Office/Residential |
| 15 | Register and Tribune Building | 243 (74) | 14 | 1916 | Des Moines | Office | |
| 16 | Iowa Realty Tower | 237 (72) | 25 | 1974 | Cedar Rapids | Residential/Office | |
| 17 | MidAmerican Building |  | 220 (67) | 15 | 1995 | Davenport | Office |
| 18 | Plaza 425 ''(previously the APAC Building)'' | 207 (63) | 14 | 1983 | Cedar Rapids | Office | |
| 19 | Des Moines Building |  |
190 (58) | 14 | 1930 | Des Moines | Office/Residential |
| 20 | CRST Tower | 180 (54) | 11 | 2017 | Cedar Rapids | Office | |
| TBD | Blackbird Tower | TBD | 33 | 2020 | Des Moines | Commercial/Residential, featuring a restaurant |
Timeline of tallest buildings
Iowa Old Capitol Building, 1856.
This list shows which buildings have been the tallest in Iowa since 1884.
| Years as Tallest | Name | Height
ft (m) |
Floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1884–1924 | Iowa State Capitol | 275 (84) | n/a |
| 1924–1973 | Equitable Building | 318 (97) | 19 |
| 1973–1975 | Financial Center | 345 (105) | 25 |
| 1975–1991 | Ruan Center | 460 (140) | 36 |
| 1991–Present | 801 Grand | 630 (192) | 45 |
Tall buildings prior to 1884
Ladies' College Building, Davenport, 1856, later Mount Ida Female College.
Mount Ida Female College in 1858, after dome was added.
There does not seem to have been any effort to document the tallest building in Iowa prior to the construction of the State Capitol in 1884. This list shows buildings which may have been the tallest in Iowa prior to 1884, excluding church steeples.
| Years as Tallest | Name | Height
ft (m) |
Floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1840–1856 | Old Capitol, Iowa City | 114 (35) | n/a |
| 1856–1884 | Shot Tower, Dubuque | 120 (37) | 10 |
Other early tall building include:
- Mount Ida Female College, Davenport, 1856. First four-story dwelling, later had a high dome placed on top, may have rivaled Old Capitol in height.[1][2]
- Fort Madison, 1808, probably the first two-story buildings in what would become Iowa.[3]
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