Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Des Moines Building

	Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Des Moines Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The building in 2022
Location	601 Grand Ave.; Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates	41°35′16.9″N 93°37′32.8″W / 41.588028°N 93.625778°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1962
Architect	Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Architectural style	Modernist
NRHP reference No.	100000561
Added to NRHP	January 24, 2017

The Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Des Moines Building, also known as American Federal Savings and the Catholic Pastoral Center, is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Completed in 1962, it is considered to be "one of the most well-known examples of mid-century modern architecture in Des Moines."^[2]

It was designed by the prominent Chicago architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and it is one of the first steel and glass modernist buildings in the city's downtown. Initially, the roof was designed to be suspended from two lengthwise trusses, similar van der Rohe's designs at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.^[3] That design was abandoned for a simpler and more direct design that features a steel-frame, glass-infill, and granite and travertine marble on the base. The three-story building rises to the height of 40.25 feet (12.27 m).^[4]

It was built for the Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Des Moines and later American Federal Savings, which failed in 1990 amid the country's savings and loan crisis. There was concern that the building would be torn down, so the Des Moines City Council designated it as a local landmark. In 1992 philanthropist Ed Ochylski acquired it and donated it to the Diocese of Des Moines, which converted it into its headquarters. From 2016 to 2017, the building underwent a $10 million renovation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Joel Aschbrenner (May 3, 2016). "Hidden architectural gem to get $10 million makeover". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
^ David Gebhard; Gerald Mansheim. "Home Federal Savings and Loan (now American Federal Savings)". Archipedia. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
^ "Catholic Pastoral Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[Aschbrenner-2] Joel Aschbrenner (May 3, 2016). "Hidden architectural gem to get $10 million makeover". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines. Retrieved 2017-10-12.

[Gebhard-3] David Gebhard; Gerald Mansheim. "Home Federal Savings and Loan (now American Federal Savings)". Archipedia. Retrieved 2019-10-16.

[emporis-4] "Catholic Pastoral Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines
Bishops	Austin Dowling Thomas W. Drumm Gerald T. Bergan Edward C. Daly, OP George Biskup Maurice J. Dingman William H. Bullock Joseph L. Charron, CPpS Richard E. Pates William Michael Joensen
Churches	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines Cathedral St. Ambrose Cathedral, Des Moines Parishes St. Peter's, Council Bluffs St. Patrick's, Cumming Basilica of St. John, Des Moines St. Anthony, Des Moines St. Augustin, Des Moines St. Patrick Church, Imogene St. Patrick's, Perry All Saints, Stuart St. Boniface, Waukee St. Boniface, Westphalia
Education	Mercy College of Health Sciences Dowling Catholic High School, West Des Moines Saint Albert Catholic Schools, Council Bluffs
Priest	John Joseph Boylan
Miscellany	Catholic Pastoral Center
Iowa portal Catholicism portal

v t e Historic buildings and structures in Des Moines, Iowa
Apartment buildings	Ayrshire Apartments Bryn Mawr Apartments The Elmwood-The Oaks-The Birches Franklin Apartments Hallett Flats–Rawson & Co. Apartment Building Kromer Flats The Lexington The Maine Murillo Flats The New Lawn Norman Apartment Building Plymouth Place
Civic buildings	Des Moines Fire Department Headquarters-Fire Station No. 1 and Shop Building Fire Station No. 4 Iowa Commission for the Blind Building Iowa State Capitol Iowa State Historical Building Municipal Building Polk County Courthouse Public Library of Des Moines United States Courthouse U.S. Post Office
Commercial buildings	American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building Apperson-Iowa Motor Car Company Building Argonne Building Baker-Devotie-Hollingsworth Block Burnstein-Malin Grocery D.S. Chamberlain Building Clemens Automobile Company Building Des Moines Building Earle & LeBosquet Block Elliott Furniture Company Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa Building Fleming Building Flynn-Griffin Building Hawkeye Insurance Company Building Hippee Building Hohberger Building Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Des Moines Building Homestead Building Hubbell Building Iowa-Des Moines National Bank Building G.W. Jones Building Liberty Building Perry and Brainard Block Register and Tribune Building Seth Richards Commercial Block Rumely-Des Moines Drug Company Building Sargent's Garage Studebaker Corporation Branch Office Building Syndicate Block Teachout Building Walnut Tire and Battery Co.-Globe Publishing Company Building Wherry Block Youngerman Block Younker Brothers Department Store
Education	Abraham Lincoln High School Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School Grand View College (Old Main) Methodist Deaconess Institute—Esther Hall David W. Smouse Opportunity School Theodore Roosevelt High School
Hotels	Hotel Fort Des Moines Hotel Kirkwood Hotel Randolph Northwestern Hotel Savery Hotel
Industrial buildings	Boyt Company Building Crane Building Des Moines Saddlery Company Building Des Moines Western Railway Freight House Firestone District Office and Warehouse Grocers Wholesale Company Building L. Harbach and Sons Furniture Warehouse and Factory Complex Hawkeye Transfer Company Warehouse Herring Motor Car Company Building Iowa Ford Tractor Company Repair and Warehouse Building Mack-International Motor Truck Corporation Building National Biscuit Company Building Schmitt and Henry Manufacturing Company Standard Glass and Paint Company Building Taft-West Warehouse Warfield, Pratt and Howell Company Warehouse
Structures	Court Avenue Bridge Allen Hazen Water Tower Southeast Water Trough Southwest Fifth St. Bridge
Miscellaneous	Des Moines Art Center Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium Masonic Temple of Des Moines Scottish Rite Consistory Building
National Register of Historic Places listings in Des Moines, Iowa List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa