Built 1895 Opened 1895 | NRHP Reference # 78001252 Added to NRHP 23 May 1978 | |
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Location 1200 Grandview Ave.
Des Moines, Iowa Architect Marinus Jensen
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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.
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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. The building was completed in 1895 and housed all of Grand View College’s operations for a half century. 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.