Fleming Building

This article is about the historic building in Des Moines. For the medical school building in London, see Imperial College School of Medicine.

The Fleming Building is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

Fleming Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	218 6th Ave., Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates	41°35′8″N 93°37′29″W
Built	1907
Architect	D.H. Burnham and Company
Architectural style	Early Commercial
NRHP reference No.	02000541[1]
Added to NRHP	May 22, 2002

Architecture

The structure is an eleven-story office building that rises 174 feet (53 m) above the ground.^[2] The Chicago architectural firm of D.H. Burnham and Company designed the building in the early Commercial style and it was completed in 1909. It is one of the earliest steel-framed buildings in Iowa.^[2] Elements of the Beaux-Arts style are found in the building's proportions and details, which is typical of the Burnham Company's work.^[2]