Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium

Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium
Location Iowa State Fairgrounds
Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates 41°35′46″N 93°33′21″W / 41.59611°N 93.55583°W / 41.59611; -93.55583Coordinates: 41°35′46″N 93°33′21″W / 41.59611°N 93.55583°W / 41.59611; -93.55583
Built 1926-1929
Architect Proudfoot, Rawson & Souers
Architectural style Late 19th & early 20th century Revivals
Part of Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds (#87000014)
MPS Conservation Movement in Iowa MPS
NRHP Reference # 91001836[1]
Added to NRHP December 23, 1991

The Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium is located in the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The structure was erected with financial support from the State of Iowa. It was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Proudfoot, Rawson & Souers. It is a masonry building with a steel frame structural system and exhibits eclectic, Italian Renaissance detail.[2] It was originally built from 1926-1927 and was expanded in 1929. The building was listed as a contributing property on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 as a part of the Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds and it was individually listed in 1991 as a part of the Conservation Movement in Iowa MPS.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form—Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-02-26.


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