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and built in 1930. With its completion it became the largest hotel along Fourth Street between Walnut Street and Court Avenue, along Des Moines' "Hotel Row." It also marked the emergence of the skyscraper hotel in the downtown Des Moines. The new hotel replaced a
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The valet stand to the Kirkwood Hotel. Now the garage entrance for residents of the luxury apartments that occupy the former hotel.
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details are found in the building's massing, the sleek exterior geometrical detailing, and treatment of the
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in 2003. The building has subsequently been converted into an apartment building called "The Kirkwood."
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The lobby of the former Kirkwood Hotel. Now a venue for classical music and events.
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Des Moines Fire Department Headquarters-Fire Station No. 1 and Shop Building
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previous Hotel Kirkwood, built on the same site in 1862
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Hotel Kirkwood is located in Iowa
Hotel Kirkwood is located in the United States
Des Moines, Iowa
41°35′15″N 93°36′33″W / 41.58750°N 93.60917°W / 41.58750; -93.60917
H.L. Stevens and Company
Art Deco
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Des Moines, Iowa
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National Register of Historic Places
Postcard of the 1862 Hotel Kirkwood, c. 1925.
The lobby of the former Kirkwood Hotel. Now a venue for classical music and events.
Restaurants that line Walnut Street in Downtown Des Moines.
The valet stand to the Kirkwood Hotel. Now the garage entrance for residents of the luxury apartments that occupy the former hotel.


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