Hawkeye Insurance Company Building

The Hawkeye Insurance Company Building is a historic building located in , United States. Completed in 1869, the building housed the first successful casualty insurance company in the city, which grew to be the largest center for insurance companies outside of the east coast.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Polk County Courthouse and Civic Center of Greater Des Moines.

Courthouse
The located in , United States, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. is situated 610 feet southwest of Hawkeye Insurance Company Building.

Theater building
The Des Moines Civic Center is a 2,744-seat performing arts center belonging to Des Moines Performing Arts located in , United States. It has been Iowa's largest theater since it opened on June 10, 1979, and is used for concerts, Broadway shows, ballets, and other special events. is situated 700 feet northeast of Hawkeye Insurance Company Building.

is a three-story commercial building in downtown , United States, incorporating Italianate architecture with later alterations that introduced Art Deco detailing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Des Moines and Downtown Des Moines.

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

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

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

Hawkeye Insurance Company Building

Latitude
41.58548° or 41° 35′ 8″ north
Longitude
-93.62158° or 93° 37′ 18″ west
Inception
1869
Levels
3
Open location code
86H8H9PH+59
Open­Street­Map ID
way 65068144
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­office
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Wiki­data ID
Q43371264
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