Public Library of Des Moines

Iowa, United States

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Phone: +1 515 245 3783

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Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗

The Public Library of Des Moines, a Beaux-Arts landmark completed in 1903 in downtown Iowa's capital, was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and later became a contributing property within the Civic Center Historic District in 1988. The building served as a library until 2006, when it transitioned to house the Norman E. Borlaug World Food Prize Hall of Laureates.