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Ola Babcock Miller Building

The Ola Babcock Miller Building, also known as the State Library of Iowa, is a historic building located in , . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as the Iowa State Historical Building.
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  • Type: Government building
  • Description: building in Iowa, United States
  • Also known as: “Iowa State Historical Building” and “State Library of Iowa”
  • Address: 1112 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50319

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iowa State Capitol and Soldiers‘ and Sailors’ Monument.

Government building
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The , commonly called the Iowa Statehouse, is in 's capital city, . As the seat of the Iowa General Assembly, the building houses the Iowa Senate, Iowa House of Representatives, the Office of the Governor, and the Offices of the Attorney General, Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary of State. is situated 650 feet southwest of Ola Babcock Miller Building.

Monument
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is situated 1,200 feet south of Ola Babcock Miller Building.

Garden
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The is a 12-acre botanical garden located near , United States, on the east bank of the and north of I-235. is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Ola Babcock Miller Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Village and Des Moines.

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

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, 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.

Neighborhood
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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.

Ola Babcock Miller Building

Latitude
41.59281° or 41° 35′ 34″ north
Longitude
-93.60279° or 93° 36′ 10″ west
Inception
1899
Levels
3
Named after
Ola Babcock Miller
Open location code
86H8H9VW+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 65583892
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Wiki­data ID
Q7082836
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