Iowa State Capitol Fire

ID: 349 ~ Source: The Iowa State Capitol Fire: 1904 ~ Creator: Legislative Services Agency ~ Date: 2012-11
This file appears in: Iowa State Capitol Fire of 1904

Image of the Iowa State Capitol with smoke rising from the top. Crown on sidewalk and on lawn. Caption: The Iowa State Capitol Fire. January 4, 1904.

Additional Information

Subject

Architecture

Publisher

State of Iowa

Type

Image
This file appears in: Iowa State Capitol Fire of 1904

By DMPL Team
On January 4, 1904 the Capitol Building caught fire. According to an article in the Des Moines Register and Leader the House Legislative Chamber and adjacent rooms were gutted by the fire. The cause…