Equitable Building

The Equitable Building is a historical high-rise located in Des Moines, Iowa. It is named after the insurance company Equitable of Iowa, which originally owned the building, and is located along Locust Street in the downtown area of the city.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hippee Building and St. Ambrose Cathedral.

Hippee Building

Heritage site

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The Hippee Building, also known as the Southern Surety Building, the Savings and Loan Building, and the Midland Building, is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Hippee Building is situated 500 feet south of Equitable Building.

St. Ambrose Cathedral

Church

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St. Ambrose Cathedral is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States. It serves as a parish church and as the seat of the Diocese of Des Moines in the Catholic Church. St. Ambrose Cathedral is situated 860 feet north of Equitable Building.

Flynn–Griffin Building

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The Flynn–Griffin Building, also known as the Flynn Block, Peoples' Savings Bank Building, and the Edna M. Griffin Building, is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Des Moines and Downtown Des Moines.

Des Moines

Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Des Moines, capital of Iowa, is in the western region of the American Midwest. Des Moines is the largest city in Iowa and the annual site of the Iowa State Fair and numerous cultural festivals during warm weather months.

Downtown Des Moines

Neighborhood

Photo: BarbaraLN, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Downtown Des Moines is the central business district of Des Moines, Iowa and the Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Area. Downtown Des Moines is defined by the City of Des Moines as located between the Des Moines River to the east, the Raccoon River to the south, Center Street to the north, and 18th and 15th Streets to the west.

East Village

Neighborhood

Photo: Iowahwyman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Historic East Village is a commercial and residential neighborhood in central Des Moines, Iowa, United States, directly east of the Downtown Des Moines area.

Equitable Building

Type: Commercial building
Address: 604 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
Categories: skyscraper, office building, revenue house, heritage site, building, historic site, and office
Location: Lee Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.5865° or 41° 35′ 11″ north

Longitude

-93.62523° or 93° 37′ 31″ west

Inception

1924

Levels

Height

43 feet (13 metres)

Open location code

86H8H9PF+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 103489540

OpenStreetMap feature

building=commercial

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=heritage

Wikidata ID

Q5384617

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