The U.S. state of Iowa is home to 32 buildings over in height. There are 5 buildings classified as skyscrapers (), all found in Des Moines. The tallest building in the state is the 801 Grand (previously The Principal Building), which rises . It was completed in 1991 with 45 floors.

Tallest buildings This lists ranks Iowa structures based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which the building was completed. Rank Name Image Height ft (m) Floors Year City Notes 1 801 Grand (previously The Principal Building) 630 (192) 45 1991 Des Moines Office 2 Ruan Center 460 (140) 36 1975 Des Moines Office 3 Des Moines Marriott Hotel 365 (111) 33 1981 Des Moines Hotel 4Financial Center 345 (105) 25 1973 Des Moines Office 5Plaza Building 340 (104) 25 1985 Des Moines Residential T6 HUB Tower 325 (99) 25 1986 Des Moines Office T6 EMC Insurance Building 325 (99) 19 1997 Des Moines Office 8 Equitable Building 318 (97) 19 1924 Des Moines Residential 9Alliant Tower 285 (87) 21 1972 Cedar Rapids Office - Tallest building outside of Des Moines 10 Iowa State Capitol 275 (84) 4 1884 Des Moines Government 11 CenturyLink Complex 273 (83) 15 1928 Des Moines Office 12 Davenport Bank and Trust 255 (77) 19 1927 Davenport Office/Residential - Tallest Building outside of Des Moines and Cedar Rapids 13 Register and Tribune Building 243 (74) 14 1916 Des Moines Office 14 Cedar River Tower 237 (72) 25 1974 Cedar Rapids Residential/Office 15 MidAmerican Building 220 (67) 15 1995 Davenport Office 16 Plaza 425 207 (63) 14 1983 Cedar Rapids Office 17Dubuque County Courthouse205 (62)51893DubuqueGovernment 18 The Chauncey 191 (58) 15 2019 Iowa City Hotel/Residential 19TDes Moines Building190 (58)141930Des MoinesOffice/Residential19TQuaker Oats Plant190 (58)131927Cedar RapidsIndustrial21OpenLoop Tower (previously Bank of America Building)186 (57)141966Des MoinesOffice22Two Ruan Center185 (56)141982Des MoinesOffice23CRST Tower180 (54)112017Cedar RapidsOffice24Veterans Memorial Building175 (53)101927Cedar RapidsGovernment25TLiberty Building174 (53)121923Des MoinesMixed Use25TFleming Building174 (53)111909Des MoinesResidential27THippee Building172 (52)121913Des MoinesHotel27TDavis Brown Tower172 (52)132008Des MoinesOffice29Badgerow Building169 (52)121933Sioux CityOffice30US Bank Building166 (50)121926Cedar RapidsOffice31Polk County Courthouse160 (48)41906Des MoinesGovernment32Hubbell Building150 (45)101913Des MoinesResidential Note: Churches have been omitted from this list.

Tallest buildings under construction +NamePictureHeight (ft)FloorsStatusCompletion YearCity515 Walnut34733 Under Construction2027 (est.)Des Moines

Timeline of Tallest Buildings Years as Tallest Name Height ft (m) Floors 1884–1924 Iowa State Capitol 275 (84) n/a 1924–1973 Equitable Building 318 (97) 19 1973–1975 Financial Center 345 (105) 25 1975–1991 Ruan Center 460 (140) 36 1991–Present 801 Grand 630 (192) 45

Tall buildings prior to 1884

There does not seem to have been any effort to document the tallest building in Iowa prior to the construction of the State Capitol in 1884. This list shows buildings which may have been the tallest in Iowa prior to 1884, excluding church steeples. Years as Tallest Name Height ft (m) Floors 1840–1856 Old Capitol, Iowa City 114 (35) n/a 1856–1884 Shot Tower, Dubuque 120 (37) 10

Other early tall building include: Mount Ida Female College, Davenport, 1856. First four-story dwelling, later had a high dome placed on top, may have rivaled Old Capitol in height.Nathan Howe Parker, Iowa as it is in 1856: a gazetteer for citizens, 1856Wilkie, Franc B. (1858), Davenport, past and present Fort Madison, 1808, probably the first two-story buildings in what would become Iowa.Jackson, Donald (1958) "Old Fort Madison 1808–1813." Palimpsest 39(1).

See also

List of tallest buildings in the Quad Cities List of tallest buildings in Cedar Rapids

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