The Modern Architecture of

Iowa

Grinnell College Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center, Grinnell by Cesar Pelli © Aureliusxv CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Algona

Henry Adams Building (Land and Loan Office Building), Algona (1913) by Adler & Sullivan 

Cedar Rapids

Douglas Grant House, Cedar Rapids (1946) by Frank Lloyd Wright

Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids (1911) by Adler & Sullivan 

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids (1914) by Adler & Sullivan 

Charles City

Alvin L. Miller House, Charles City (1946) by Frank Lloyd Wright

Clinton

Van Alen Building, Clinton (1913) by Adler & Sullivan 

Davenport

Capital Theater, Davenport (1920) by Rapp & Rapp

Davenport Public Library, Davenport (1968) by Edward Durell Stone

Figge Art Museum, Davenport (2005) by David Chipperfield

Skybridge, Davenport (2005) by Holabird and Roche

Des Moines

801 Grand, Des Moines (1991) by HOK 

American Republic Insurance Co., Des Moines (1965) by SOM

American Republic Insurance Co. Headquarters, Des Moines (1965) by Gordon Bunshaft

Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines (1948) by Eliel Saarinen

Des Moines Art Center Expansion I, Des Moines (1966) by I. M. Pei

Des Moines Art Center Expansion II, Des Moines (1984) by Richard Meier 

Des Moines Public Library, Des Moines (2006) by David Chipperfield

Home Federal Savings and Loan Association Building, Des Moines (1962) by Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe

Krause Gateway Center, Des Moines (2018) by Renzo Piano

Meredith Hall, Des Moines (1965) by Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Des Moines (2010) by HOK

Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines (2005) by HOK

Zunda Towers, Des Moines (2017) by Helmut Jahn

Dubuque

Five Flags Center, Dubuque (1910) by Rapp & Rapp

Grinnell

Grinnell College Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center by César Pelli

Athletic and Fitness Center, Grinnell (2001) by César Pelli

Bucksbaum Center for the Arts, Grinnell (2001) by César Pelli

Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center, Grinnell (2006) by César Pelli

Merchants’ National Bank, Grinnell (1914) by Adler & Sullivan 

Iowa City

Black Angel Statue, Iowa City (1912) by Henry Bacon

University of Iowa Arts Building West, Iowa City (2006) by Steven Holl

University of Iowa Visual Arts Building, Iowa City (2016) by Steven Holl

Johnston

Paul J. & Ida Trier House, Johnston (1957) by Frank Lloyd Wright

Marshalltown

Robert H. Sunday House (Cassidy House), Marshalltown (1957) by Frank Lloyd Wright

Mason City

City National Bank Building, Mason City (1910) by Frank Lloyd Wright

G. C. Stockman House, Mason City (1908) by Frank Lloyd Wright

George C. Stockman House, Mason City (1908) by Frank Lloyd Wright

Mason City Public Library, Mason City (1939) by Holabird and Roche

Park Inn Hotel, Mason City (1910) by Frank Lloyd Wright

Monona

Delbert W. Meier House (Delbert & Grace Meier House), Monona (1917) by Frank Lloyd Wright

Oskaloosa

Carroll Alsop House (Mitchell House), Oskaloosa (1948) by Frank Lloyd Wright

Jack & Alice Lamberson House (Robert McCormick House, Peter Maunu House), Oskaloosa (1948) by Frank Lloyd Wright

Quasqueton

Lowell E. & Agnes Walter Residence & River Pavilion (Cedar Rock), Quasqueton (1948) by Frank Lloyd Wright

Sioux City

Everist House (Hubert H. Everist House), Sioux City (1951) by Richard Neutra

Orpheum Theatre, Sioux City (1927) by Rapp & Rapp