Hawkeye Insurance Company Building
The Hawkeye Insurance Company Building is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, 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.Photo: Jdsteakley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Polk County Courthouse and Civic Center of Greater Des Moines.
Polk County Courthouse
Courthouse
Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
Theater building
The Des Moines Civic Center is a 2,744-seat performing arts center belonging to Des Moines Performing Arts located in Des Moines, Iowa, 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. Civic Center of Greater Des Moines is situated 700 feet northeast of Hawkeye Insurance Company Building.
Youngerman Block
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.
Hawkeye Insurance Company Building
- Type: Office building
- Address: 207 4th Street, 50309
- Categories: heritage site, building, historic site, and office
- Location: Des Moines Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.58548° or 41° 35′ 8″ northLongitude
-93.62158° or 93° 37′ 18″ westInception
1869Levels
3Open location code
86H8H9PH+59OpenStreetMap ID
way 65068144OpenStreetMap feature
building=officeOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q43371264
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