Iowa Building
Also known as: Lyman Building
221 4th Ave., SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
221 4th Ave., SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Description
The building is seven-stories tall and rises 102 feet (31 m) above the ground.[2] Seven construction workers were killed in 1913 when the top two floors collapsed during construction. The building was completed the following year. It housed a millinery company named the Lyman Company until the building was bought and renamed in 1933. (Wikipedia)National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 1983
- Reference number
- 83000385
- Architectural style
- Victorian: Renaissance
- Areas of significance
- Engineering; Architecture
- Level of significance
- Local
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Business
- Period of significance
- 1900-1924
- Significant years
- 1913; 1914
Sources
- Wikipedia
- Dave King
- archiveattic.wordpress.com - Description of when top floors collapsed killing construction workers
- National Register database - Reference number 83000385 (Search for documents)
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