Financial Center (Iowa)

Financial Center


General information
Town or city	Des Moines, Iowa
Country	United States
Completed	1973
Height	345 ft (105 m)
Technical details
Floor count	25
Other information
Public transit access	DART


Financial Center Office Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

NRHP reference No.	100011415^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 22, 2025

References
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Financial Center is a high-rise building located in the downtown area of Des Moines, Iowa. It was completed in 1973 and stands at a height of 345 ft (105 m). It was the tallest building in the city and state until the completion of the Ruan Center in 1975, and is currently the fourth tallest.^[3]^[4] It was built in the international style, an architectural style that was particularly popular at the time of the building's construction.

The building consists mainly of office space and is connected to Des Moines' skywalk system. The ground floor includes a Walgreens location, and housed a Wells Fargo History Museum from November 2016 until 2020. Also, since 2015 the building has LED lights that change colors making it stand out among the skyline.^{[citation needed]} It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. April 25, 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
^ "Financial Center". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
^ "Financial Center". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
^ "Financial Center, Des Moines". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 24, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-11.

Preceded by Equitable Building	Tallest Building in Iowa 1973—1975 105m	Succeeded by Ruan Center

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Commercial buildings	American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building Apperson-Iowa Motor Car Company Building Argonne Building Baker-Devotie-Hollingsworth Block Burnstein-Malin Grocery D.S. Chamberlain Building Clemens Automobile Company Building Des Moines Building Earle & LeBosquet Block Elliott Furniture Company Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa Building Financial Center Office Building Fleming Building Flynn-Griffin Building Hawkeye Insurance Company Building Hippee Building Hohberger Building Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Des Moines Building Homestead Building Hubbell Building Iowa-Des Moines National Bank Building G.W. Jones Building Liberty Building Perry and Brainard Block Register and Tribune Building Seth Richards Commercial Block Ruan Center & Carriers Building Rumely-Des Moines Drug Company Building Sargent's Garage Studebaker Corporation Branch Office Building Syndicate Block Teachout Building Walnut Tire and Battery Co.-Globe Publishing Company Building Wherry Block Youngerman Block Younker Brothers Department Store
Education	Abraham Lincoln High School Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School Grand View College (Old Main) Methodist Deaconess Institute—Esther Hall David W. Smouse Opportunity School Theodore Roosevelt High School
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Miscellaneous	Des Moines Art Center Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium Masonic Temple of Des Moines Scottish Rite Consistory Building
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