168th Infantry Photo, Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, IA

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168th Infantry Photo, Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, IA
168th Infantry Photo, Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, IA

Des Moines, IA (Polk County)

The cornerstone of the Iowa State Capitol, more commonly called the Statehouse, was laid on November 23, 1871. It was dedicated on January 17, 1884, and completed around 1886. (1)

In 1870, the Iowa Legislature passed an Act creating a Board of Commissioners. The purpose of the board was to select a plan for a new Capitol, authorize construction, and keep the cost under $1.5 million.

Construction on the building began in 1871. As work progressed on the Capitol, changes were made in the original design — most notably the design of the dome. Mr. Piquenard had envisioned a tall, slender dome, but Mr. Bell modified that design to create the shorter, larger dome now sitting atop the Capitol. Due to the additional cost of the larger dome, there initially was opposition to gilding it. The final cost of the Capitol was $2,873,294.59, significantly exceeding the original estimate, but the building was still not completely finished in 1886. (pg 8-9) (2)

Hanging on the east side of the south corridor is one of the world’s largest reproduction photographs of the time. The photograph was taken by W. T. Showers of the 168th Infantry. It measures 26 feet long and 6 feet high and pictures Iowa soldiers of the 42nd Rainbow Division, 168th Infantry, after the division’s return from France in 1919. (pg 24) (2)

References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...

(2) Visitor Guide www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/IF/793559.pdf

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