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  1. Residence Inn Des Moines West at Jordan Creek Town Center 1
    Residence Inn Des Moines West at Jordan Creek Town Center
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    4 fl
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    Mercy Medical Center, East Tower
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl 2006
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    3
    Pella Opera House Theater Center
    United StatesPella
    4 fl 1900
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    4
    Brown Hotel
    United StatesDes Moines
    11 fl 1913
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    Best Western Plus Altoona Inn
    United StatesAltoona
    3 fl
  6. Motel 6 West Des Moines 6
    Motel 6 West Des Moines
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    3 fl
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    Harris-Emery Department Store
    United StatesDes Moines
    38 m 9 fl 1915
  8. Fairfield Inn by Marriott West Des Moines 8
    Fairfield Inn by Marriott West Des Moines
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    4 fl 1997
  9. Merle Hay Tower 9
    Merle Hay Tower
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
  10. Regency Professional Centre II 10
    Regency Professional Centre II
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    3 fl 2006
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    11
    JC Penney Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    33 m 7 fl 1924
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    12
    Employer's Mutual Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    10 fl 1971
  13. 111 City Lofts 13
    111 City Lofts
    United StatesDes Moines
    5 fl 2007
  14. Drury Inn & Suites 14
    Drury Inn & Suites
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    7 fl 2008
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    Nationwide Commercial Agribusiness Headquarters
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl 2002
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    Wells Fargo Financial Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    11 fl 1985
  17. Legacy Plaza 17
    Legacy Plaza
    United StatesNewton
    6 fl
  18. Polk County Jail 18
    Polk County Jail
    United StatesDes Moines
    8 fl 1983
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    Hampton Inn Des Moines Airport
    United StatesDes Moines
    4 fl
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    Methodist Medical Center III
    United StatesDes Moines
    5 fl
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    Liberty Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    53 m 12 fl 1923
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    Continental Building
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    3 fl 1985
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    Mulberry Street Parking Ramp
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl 2009
  24. YWCA of Greater Des Moines 24
    YWCA of Greater Des Moines
    United StatesDes Moines
    5 fl
  25. Candlewood Suites Des Moines 25
    Candlewood Suites Des Moines
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    3 fl 1998
  26. 100 Court Avenue Building 26
    100 Court Avenue Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
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    The Lyon
    United StatesDes Moines
    11 fl 1970
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    The Walnut Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    10 fl 1913
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    Ingersoll Towers
    United StatesDes Moines
    5 fl
  30. Financial Center 30
    Financial Center
    United StatesDes Moines
    105 m 25 fl 1973
  31. Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Des Moines/Northwest 31
    Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Des Moines/Northwest
    United StatesUrbandale
    5 fl
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    Wells Fargo Financial Skyview Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    9 fl 2003
  33. West Tower Office Building 33
    West Tower Office Building
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    8 fl
  34. Staybridge Suites West Des Moines 34
    Staybridge Suites West Des Moines
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    4 fl
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    e300
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl 2009
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    Des Moines University Tower
    United StatesDes Moines
    10 fl 1987
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    Securities Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    30 m 7 fl 1913
  38. Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument 38
    Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
    United StatesDes Moines
    41 m 1896
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    Royal View Manor
    United StatesDes Moines
    10 fl 1973
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    Iowa Building & Theatre
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
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    700 Mulberry Street
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl 2006
  42. Capitol Square 42
    Capitol Square
    United StatesDes Moines
    8 fl 1984
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    1506 Locust Street
    United StatesDes Moines
    10 fl
  44. Hilton Garden Inn Des Moines / Urbandale 44
    Hilton Garden Inn Des Moines / Urbandale
    United StatesUrbandale
    6 fl 2003
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    4th & Locust Parking Garage
    United StatesDes Moines
    37 m 11 fl 1951
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    Younkers Department Store
    United StatesDes Moines
    42 m 7 fl 1900
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    American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters
    United StatesDes Moines
    38 m 8 fl 1965
  48. Bank of America Building 48
    Bank of America Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    85 m 16 fl 1966
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    49
    212 University Avenue
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
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    50
    Park Place
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    3 fl 1983
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    TownePlace Suites Des Moines Urbandale
    United StatesUrbandale
    4 fl
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    Neal Smith Federal Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    10 fl 1967
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    Buccaneer Arena
    United StatesUrbandale
    1961
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    Sammons Financial Headquarters
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    6 fl 2020
  55. Two Ruan Center 55
    Two Ruan Center
    United StatesDes Moines
    14 fl 1982
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    Rumely Lofts
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
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    Fairfield Inn & Suites Des Moines Altoona
    United StatesAltoona
    4 fl 2017
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    Clemens Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl 1915
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    Colony Park Business Center
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    6 fl
  60. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Headquarters 60
    Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Headquarters
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    6 fl 2001
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    Davis Brown Tower
    United StatesDes Moines
    13 fl 2008
  62. 801 Grand 62
    801 Grand
    United StatesDes Moines
    192 m 45 fl 1991
  63. The Kirkwood 63
    The Kirkwood
    United StatesDes Moines
    12 fl 1929
  64. Equitable Building 64
    Equitable Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    97 m 19 fl 1924
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    Des Moines Hilton Hotel
    United StatesDes Moines
    16 fl
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    Principal Financial Group Parking Garage
    United StatesDes Moines
    9 fl 2009
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    Quality Inn & Suites Ankeny
    United StatesAnkeny
    3 fl 1991
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    One Corporate Place
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    5 fl 1968
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    Wells Fargo Arena
    United StatesDes Moines
    4 fl 2005
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    Drake West Village
    United StatesDes Moines
    5 fl 2008
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    71
    Younker Rehabilitation Center/Powell Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    8 fl
  72. The Randolph 72
    The Randolph
    United StatesDes Moines
    8 fl 1913
  73. Jasper County Courthouse 73
    Jasper County Courthouse
    United StatesNewton
    3 fl 1911
  74. Iowa State Capitol 74
    Iowa State Capitol
    United StatesDes Moines
    84 m 4 fl 1884
  75. CenturyLink Building 75
    CenturyLink Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    52 m 11 fl 1928
  76. Principal Financial Group Corporate Two Building 76
    Principal Financial Group Corporate Two Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    11 fl 1986
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    77
    Mercy Medical Center - West Lakes
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    7 fl 2009
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    78
    340 SW 5th Street
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl
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    79
    Elsie Mason Manor
    United StatesDes Moines
    17 fl 1981
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    80
    WoodSpring Suites Ankeny
    United StatesAnkeny
    4 fl 2007
  81. Principal Financial Group Corporate Four Building 81
    Principal Financial Group Corporate Four Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    8 fl 1996
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    82
    Iowa Methodist School of Nursing
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl
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    83
    Younkers Warehouse
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl
  84. Market Place Lofts 84
    Market Place Lofts
    United StatesDes Moines
    5 fl 2008
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    85
    The Temple for Performing Arts
    United StatesDes Moines
    5 fl 1913
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    86
    Iowa Lutheran Hospital
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
  87. Hampton Inn of West Des Moines 87
    Hampton Inn of West Des Moines
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    4 fl 1996
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    88
    Des Moines University
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    6 fl 2023
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    89
    Ginsburg Furniture Company Store
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl 1912
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    90
    Mercy Park Apartments
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
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    91
    317-319 Walnut
    United StatesDes Moines
    30 m 7 fl 1926
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    92
    East Village Place
    United StatesDes Moines
    5 fl 2008
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    93
    Methodist Medical Plaza II
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
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    94
    3100 Grand Avenue
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl 1970
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    95
    Settle Inn & Suites
    United StatesAltoona
    3 fl
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    96
    4004 Grand Avenue
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl 1969
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    97
    Fairfield Inn & Suites - Ankeny
    United StatesAnkeny
    3 fl 2002
  98. Iowa Department for the Blind Building 98
    Iowa Department for the Blind Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl 1913
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    99
    712 Walnut Street
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
  100. ▢
    100
    Allied Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    4 fl 1948
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