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This list of tallest buildings in Iowa ranks skyscrapers and monuments in the US state of Iowa by height.

Tallest buildings

Rank	Name	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
4	Financial Center	345 (105)	25	1973	Des Moines	Office
5	Plaza Building	340 (104)	25	1985	Des Moines	Residential
6	HUB Tower	325 (99)	25	1986	Des Moines	Office
7	EMC Insurance Building	325 (99)	19	1997	Des Moines	Office
8	Equitable Building	318 (97)	19	1924	Des Moines	Residential
9	Alliant Tower	285 (87)	21	1972	Cedar Rapids	Office
10	Bank of America Building	280 (85)	16	1966	Des Moines	Office
11	Iowa State Capitol	275 (84)	4	1884	Des Moines	Government
12	Qwest Complex	273 (83)	15	–	Des Moines	Office
13	Wells Fargo Building	255 (77)	19	1927	Davenport	Office/Residential
14	Register & Tribune Building	243 (74)	14	1916	Des Moines	Office
15	Iowa Reality Tower	237 (72)	25	1974	Cedar Rapids	Residential/Office
16	MidAmerican Building	220 (67)	15	1995	Davenport	Office
17	Plaza 425 (previously the APAC Building)	207 (63)	14	1983	Cedar Rapids	Office

Timeline of tallest buildings

This list shows which buildings have been the tallest in Iowa since 1884.

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.^[1]^[2]
Fort Madison, 1808, probably the first two-story buildings in what would become Iowa.^[3]

References

^ Nathan Howe Parker, Iowa as it is in 1856: a gazetteer for citizens, 1856
^ Wilkie, Franc B. (1858), Davenport, past and present
^ Jackson, Donald (1958) "Old Fort Madison 1808–1813." Palimpsest 39(1).

[1] Nathan Howe Parker, Iowa as it is in 1856: a gazetteer for citizens, 1856

[2] Wilkie, Franc B. (1858), Davenport, past and present

[3] Jackson, Donald (1958) "Old Fort Madison 1808–1813." Palimpsest 39(1).

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 | 1 || [[801 Grand]] ''(previously The Principal Building)''
-| [[Image:Photo 801grand north-eastside des moines usa 2007-06-15.jpg|100px|801 Grand, since 1991 the tallest building in Des Moines and [[Iowa]]|frameless]]|| 45 || 630&nbsp;ft (192 m) || 1991 || Office || Des Moines || <ref name="dsmtallest1">{{cite web | title=801 Grand, Des Moines | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=801grand-desmoines-ia-usa | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=April 12, 2008}}</ref>
+| [[Image:Photo 801grand north-eastside des moines usa 2007-06-15.jpg|100px|801 Grand, since 1991 the tallest building in Des Moines and [[Iowa]]|frameless]]|| 630&nbsp;(192) || 45 || 1991 || Des Moines || Office
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 | 2 || [[Ruan Center]]
-| [[Image:Photo RuanCenter north-eastside des moines usa 2008-04-27.JPG|100px|Ruan Center, from 1975 until 1991 the tallest building in Des Moines|frameless]]|| 36 || 460&nbsp;ft (140 m) || 1975 || Office || Des Moines || <ref name="dsmtallest2">{{cite web | title=Ruan Center, Des Moines | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=ruancenter-desmoines-ia-usa | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=April 12, 2008}}</ref>
+| [[Image:Photo RuanCenter north-eastside des moines usa 2008-04-27.JPG|100px|Ruan Center, from 1975 until 1991 the tallest building in Des Moines|frameless]]|| 460 (140) || 36 || 1975 || Des Moines || Office
 |-
 | 3 || [[Des Moines Marriott Hotel]]
-| [[Image:Photo Marriott north-eastside des moines usa 2008-04-27.JPG|100px|Des Moines Marriott Hotel|frameless]]|| 33 || 365&nbsp;ft (111 m) || 1981 || Hotel || Des Moines || <ref name="dsmtallest3">{{cite web | title=Des Moines Marriott, Des Moines | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=desmoinesmarriott-desmoines-ia-usa | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=April 12, 2008}}</ref>
+| [[Image:Photo Marriott north-eastside des moines usa 2008-04-27.JPG|100px|Des Moines Marriott Hotel|frameless]]|| 365 (111) || 33 || 1981 || Des Moines || Hotel
 |-
 | 4 || [[Financial Center]]
-| [[Image:Photo FinancialCenter south-westside des moines usa 2008-04-27.JPG|100px|Financial Center, from 1973 until 1975 the tallest building in Des Moines|frameless]]|| 25 || 345&nbsp;ft (105 m) || 1973 || Office || Des Moines || <ref name="dsmtallest4">{{cite web | title=Financial Center, Des Moines | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=financialcenter-desmoines-ia-usa | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=April 12, 2008}}</ref>
+| [[Image:Photo FinancialCenter south-westside des moines usa 2008-04-27.JPG|100px|Financial Center, from 1973 until 1975 the tallest building in Des Moines|frameless]]|| 345 (105) || 25 || 1973 || Des Moines || Office
 |-
 | 5 || [[Plaza Building (Des Moines, Iowa)|Plaza Building]]
-| [[Image:Photo theplaza north-eastside des moines iowa usa 2009-03-15.JPG|100px|The Plaza Building|frameless]]|| 25 || 340&nbsp;ft (104 m) || 1985 || Residential || Des Moines || <ref name="dsmtallest5">{{cite web | title=Plaza Building, Des Moines | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=plazabuilding-desmoines-ia-usa | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=April 12, 2008}}</ref>
+| [[Image:Photo theplaza north-eastside des moines iowa usa 2009-03-15.JPG|100px|The Plaza Building|frameless]]|| 340 (104) || 25 || 1985 || Des Moines || Residential
 |-
 | 6 || [[HUB Tower]]
-| [[Image:Photo hubtower south-eastside des moines iowa usa 2009-03-15.JPG|100px|HUB Tower|frameless]]|| 25 || 325&nbsp;ft (99 m) || 1986 || Office || Des Moines || <ref name="dsmtallest6">{{cite web | title=HUB Tower, Des Moines | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=hubtower-desmoines-ia-usa | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=April 12, 2008}}</ref>
+| [[Image:Photo hubtower south-eastside des moines iowa usa 2009-03-15.JPG|100px|HUB Tower|frameless]]|| 325 (99) || 25 || 1986 || Des Moines || Office
 |-
 | 7 ||[[EMC Insurance Building]]
-| [[Image:Photo EMCBuilding south-eastside des moines usa 2008-04-27.JPG|100px|EMC Insurance Building|frameless]]|| 19 || 325&nbsp;ft (99 m) || 1997 || Office || Des Moines || <ref name="dsmtallest7">{{cite web | title=EMC Insurance Building, Des Moines | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=emcinsurancebuilding-desmoines-ia-usa | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=April 12, 2008}}</ref>
+| [[Image:Photo EMCBuilding south-eastside des moines usa 2008-04-27.JPG|100px|EMC Insurance Building|frameless]]|| 325 (99) || 19 || 1997 || Des Moines || Office
 |-
 | 8 || [[Equitable Building (Des Moines)|Equitable Building]]
-| [[Image:Photo EquitableBuilding north-eastside des moines usa 2008-04-27.JPG|100px|The Equitable Building, from 1924 until 1973 the tallest building in Des Moines|frameless]]|| 19 || 318&nbsp;ft (97 m) || 1924 || Residential || Des Moines || <ref name="dsmtallest8">{{cite web | title=Equitable Building, Des Moines | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=equitablebuilding-desmoines-ia-usa | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=April 12, 2008}}</ref>
+| [[Image:Photo EquitableBuilding north-eastside des moines usa 2008-04-27.JPG|100px|The Equitable Building, from 1924 until 1973 the tallest building in Des Moines|frameless]]|| 318 (97) || 19 || 1924 || Des Moines || Residential
 |-
 | 9 ||Alliant Tower
+||| 285 (87) || 21 || 1972 || Cedar Rapids || Office
-||| 21 || 285&nbsp;ft (86.9 m) || 1972 || Office || Cedar Rapids || <ref name="crtallest">{{cite web | title=Alliant Tower, Cedar Rapids | url=http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&id=allianttower-cedarrapids-ia-usa&lng=3 | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=April 12, 2008}}</ref>
 |-
 | 10 ||Bank of America Building
+||| 280 (85) || 16 || 1966 || Des Moines || Office
-||| 16 || 280&nbsp;ft (85 m) || 1966 || Office || Des Moines || <ref name="dsmtallest9">{{cite web | title=Bank of America Building, Des Moines | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bankofamericabuilding-desmoines-ia-usa | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=April 12, 2008}}</ref>
 |-
 | 11 ||[[Iowa State Capitol]]
-| [[Image:Des Moines 20090110 State Capitol.JPG|100px|The State Capitol, from 1984 until 1924 the tallest building in Des Moines|frameless]]|| 4 || 275&nbsp;ft (83.8 m) || 1884 || Government|| Des Moines || <ref name="dsmtallestcap">{{cite web | title=STATE CAPITOL | url=http://publications.iowa.gov/135/1/profile/8-3.html | publisher=State of Iowa| accessdate=February 19, 2010}}</ref>
+| [[Image:Des Moines 20090110 State Capitol.JPG|100px|The State Capitol, from 1984 until 1924 the tallest building in Des Moines|frameless]]|| 275 (84) || 4 || 1884 || Des Moines || Government
 |-
 | 12 ||Qwest Complex
+||| 273 (83) || 15 || – || Des Moines || Office
-||| 15 || 273&nbsp;ft (83 m) || – || Office || Des Moines || <ref name="dsmtallest10">{{cite web | title=Qwest Building Addition, Des Moines | url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=qwestbuildingaddition-desmoines-ia-usa | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=April 12, 2008}}</ref>
 |-
 | 13 || [[Wells Fargo Building (Davenport, Iowa)|Wells Fargo Building]]
-| [[File:Wells Fargo Bank Davenport, Iowa.jpg|100px|frameless]]|| 19 || 255&nbsp;ft (77 m) || 1927 || Office/Residential || Davenport || <ref name=davtallest1>{{cite web | title=Wells Fargo Building | url=http://www.emporis.com/building/wells-fargo-building-davenport-ia-usa | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=April 12, 2008}}</ref>
+| [[File:Wells Fargo Bank Davenport, Iowa.jpg|100px|frameless]]|| 255 (77) || 19 || 1927 || Davenport || Office/Residential
 |-
 | 14 ||Register & Tribune Building
+||| 243 (74) || 14 || 1916 || Des Moines || Office
-||| 14 || 243&nbsp;ft (74 m) || 1916 || Office || Des Moines || <ref name="dsmtallest11">{{cite web | title=Register & Tribune Building, Des Moines | url=http://www.emporis.com/building/registertribunebuilding-desmoines-ia-usa | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=June 2, 2013}}</ref>
 |-
 | 15 ||Iowa Reality Tower
+||| 237 (72) || 25 || 1974 || Cedar Rapids || Residential/Office
-||| 25 || 237&nbsp;ft (72 m) || 1974 || Residential/Office || Cedar Rapids || <ref name="crtallest2">{{cite web | title=Cedar River Tower, Cedar Rapids | url=http://www.emporis.com/building/cedarrivertower-cedarrapids-ia-usa | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=June 2, 2013}}</ref>
 |-
 | 16 ||[[MidAmerican Energy Building|MidAmerican Building]]
-|[[File:Mid-American Energy Bldg, Davenport, Iowa.jpg|100px|frameless]]|| 15 || 220&nbsp;ft (67 m) || 1995 || Office || Davenport || <ref name="davtallest2">{{cite web | title=MidAmerican Building, Davenport | url=http://www.emporis.com/building/midamerican-building-davenport-ia-usa | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=June 2, 2013}}</ref>
+|[[File:Mid-American Energy Bldg, Davenport, Iowa.jpg|100px|frameless]]|| 220 (67) || 15 || 1995 || Davenport || Office
 |-
 | 17 ||Plaza 425 ''(previously the APAC Building)''
+||| 207 (63) || 14 || 1983 || Cedar Rapids || Office
-||| 14 || 207&nbsp;ft (63 m) || 1983 || Office || Cedar Rapids || <ref name="crtallest3">{{cite web | title=APAC Building, Cedar Rapids | url=http://www.emporis.com/building/apac-building-cedar-rapids-ia-usa | publisher=emporis.com | accessdate=June 2, 2013}}</ref>
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-| 1884–1924 || [[Iowa State Capitol]] || n/a || 275&nbsp;ft (83.8 m) || <ref name="dsmtallestcap" />
+| 1884–1924 || [[Iowa State Capitol]] || 275 (84) || n/a
 |-
-| 1924–1973 || Equitable Building || 19 || 318&nbsp;ft (97 m) || <ref name="dsmtallest8" />
+| 1924–1973 || Equitable Building || 318 (97) || 19
 |-
-| 1973–1975 || Financial Center || 25 || 345&nbsp;ft (105 m) || <ref name="dsmtallest4" />
+| 1973–1975 || Financial Center || 345 (105) || 25
 |-
-| 1975–1991 || Ruan Center || 36 || 460&nbsp;ft (140 m) || <ref name="dsmtallest2" />
+| 1975–1991 || Ruan Center || 460 (140) || 36
 |-
-| 1991–Present || 801 Grand || 45 || 630&nbsp;ft (192 m) || <ref name="dsmtallest1" />
+| 1991–Present || 801 Grand || 630 (192) || 45
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-| 1840–1856 || [[Iowa Old Capitol Building|Old Capitol]], Iowa City || n/a || ca. 114&nbsp;ft (34.7 m) || <ref>Old Capitol NRHP inventory,  {{NHLS url|id=72000475}}</ref>
+| 1840–1856 || [[Iowa Old Capitol Building|Old Capitol]], Iowa City || 114 (35) || n/a
 |-
-| 1856–1884|| [[Shot Tower (Dubuque)|Shot Tower]], Dubuque || 10 || 120&nbsp;ft 5 in (36.7 m) || <ref>City of Dubuque, http://www.cityofdubuque.org/index.aspx?NID=712</ref>
+| 1856–1884|| [[Shot Tower (Dubuque)|Shot Tower]], Dubuque || 120 (37) || 10
 |}