National Biscuit Company Building (Des Moines, Iowa)
National Biscuit Company Building | |
Location | 1001 Cherry St. Des Moines, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 41°34′59″N 93°37′45″W / 41.58306°N 93.62917°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1906 |
Built by | Benson & Marxer |
Architect | William F. Wilmouth |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 09000273[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 6, 2009 |
The National Biscuit Company Building, also known as National Biscuit Company Flats, is a historic building located in downtown
National Biscuit Company. Architect William F. Wilmouth, who designed the company's buildings is presumed to be the architect of this four-story Neoclassical building. Benson & Marxer served as the contractors. Des Moines was the third largest sales territory for the company.[2]
It was one of a few bakeries in the company that produced the Uneeda Biscuit, and it was one of three that produced a corn cracker in the mid-1920s.
The National Baking Company would use this building until 1940. Boyt Harness Company,
loft apartments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Iowa
- National Biscuit Company Building (Houston)
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b James E. Jacobsen. "National Biscuit Company Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-08. with photo(s)