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Capitol Grounds Extension and Beautification - State Capitol of Iowa
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State Capitol of Iowa
Capitol Grounds Extension
Capitol Grounds Beautification
Des Moines, Iowa
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The Capitol grounds have been evolving through planned and unplanned actions for more than 150 years. The 1857 Constitution established Des Moines as the capital. The commissioners appointed to choose a site decided on land donated by Wilson Alexander Scott and Harrison Lyon. Located on the east side of the Des Moines River, on a gently rising hill, the site for the Iowa State Capitol began with fewer than 10 acres.
The State held some additional land but not necessarily land adjacent to the Capitol. In 1909, legislation was passed, and in 1913, the Thirty-Fifth General Assembly enacted controversial legislation to acquire additional land. A commission was formed to locate a proposed monument honoring the long-serving U.S. Senator William B. Allison. E. L. Masqueray was hired as the architect expert focusing on the selection of a proper site for the proposed Allison Memorial. Masqueray’s plan detailed the placement of buildings and potential monuments. Growth of the Capitol Complex, as known today, began.
The problem with erecting a suitable monument was finding a suitable location. At the dawn of the Twentieth Century, the Capitol grounds consisted of little more than the ground on which the Statehouse stood, roughly 10 acres. Most of the surrounding land was privately held, and the properties south of the Capitol were a squalid collection of shacks and shanties.
The area was so unsightly that studies were undertaken to move the gigantic Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument to a better location.At the same time, the Capitol itself was seriously overcrowded. Several agencies were actually housed in legislative space: the Board of Education met in the Office of the Speaker of the House, and the four employees of the Commerce Counsel were housed in the Lieutenant Governor’s office. Both were obliged to temporarily relocate during the legislative session.
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State Library of Iowa
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Proposed Improvement of the Iowa State Capitol Grounds
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State Capitol of Iowa
Capitol Grounds Extension
Edgar R. Harlan
Iowa Chapter of American Institute of Architects
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This matter was prepared as an address to be read to the Iowa Chapter of American Institute of Architects, at its session in the Historical Building, October 22, 1913.
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Edgar R. Harlan
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Rearranged and Reprinted from Annals of Iowa. Vol. XI, No. 2-3, July-October, 1913.
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State Library of Iowa
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1913
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Iowa Chapter of American Institute of Architects
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English
Capitol Grounds Extension Project
Edgar Harlan
Iowa Chapter of American Institute of Architects
State Capitol of Iowa