American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building

The American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was completed in 1965 for the insurance company's headquarters and it continues to serve that purpose.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.^[1]

American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	601 6th Ave. Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates	41°35′24.6″N 93°37′31.1″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1965
Architect	Gordon Bunshaft
Architectural style	Modernist
NRHP reference No.	15000917[1]
Added to NRHP	December 22, 2015

Architecture

It was designed by the prominent New York architect Gordon Bunshaft of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. The Modernist building has no widows on its east and west elevations. The windows on the north and south elevations allow in daylight and keep out radiant heat.^[3] The eight-story building rises to the height of 107.34 feet (32.72 m).^[4]