Iowa State Capitol Request for Stone

ID: 46 ~ Source: "Notice to Contractors." Daily Iowa State Register, Des Moines, Iowa, April 6, 1871. ~ Digital source: Newspapers.com.

This file appears in: Iowa's State Capitol

A request for proposals (RFP) for stone for the Iowa State Capitol dated March 30, 1871. RFP requires a stone sample of 12"x6", quarry capacity, strata information, as well as pricing.

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Architecture

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This file appears in: Iowa's State Capitol

Iowa's State Capitol

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In 1846, soon after the establishment of the state of Iowa, it was decided that it needed to be moved from Iowa City to a more central location. It took 9 years of rivalries for the legislature, with approval of Governor Grimes, to determine that…