Humphrey Center


Grand View University (Old Main)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	1200 Grandview Ave. Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates	41°37′15″N 93°36′15″W / 41.62083°N 93.60417°W / 41.62083; -93.60417Coordinates: 41°37′15″N 93°36′15″W / 41.62083°N 93.60417°W / 41.62083; -93.60417
Built	1895
Architect	Marinus Jensen Frank James
NRHP Reference #	78001252^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 23, 1978

The Humphrey Center, also known as Old Main, is an historic building located on the campus of Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

History

The building was designed by Marinus Jensen and Frank James. The Danish Renaissance elements in the architectural design was important to the Danish immigrants to the United States who founded the college.^[2] The building was completed in 1895^[1] and housed all of Grand View College’s operations for a half century.^[2] It contained the residence for the college’s president and his family as well as all its students, the cook and other personnel. The library, classrooms, chapel, bookstore and other facilities were also housed there.

In 1997 the building was renovated and it was renamed the Humphrey Center at that time. It now houses the administrative offices for the university.^[2]

References

1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 "Humphrey Center". Council of Independent Colleges. Retrieved 2012-01-17.

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