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| Beaux Arts entrance with grand foyer. |
The Iowa was designed by the well-known architect, Thomas Franklin Schneider, whose other landmark buildings include the Cairo on Q Street NW and the Smithsonian's Museum of History and Technology.
From the Iowa Condominium website:
This complex of 42 luxurious one and two-bedroom homes bore Schneider's distinctively turn-of-the-century touches. A Beaux Arts facade, with balconies, bay windows, extensive interior woodwork, and high ceilings, the building was suffused with an elegance that was natural to the Victorian era. But times change, and the popularity of neighborhoods change, and The Iowa declined to the point of vandalism and abandonment.
The building was restored in 1978, at which time a plaza surrounded by 53 townhomes and garage parking was added.
In general, the Iowa is a beautiful, historic building, immaculately maintained by its building manager and condo board. The building has beautiful features and woodwork throughout, including a large elevator with brass rails and inlaid floor. Our neighbors are quiet, but friendly, even the four legged ones. The Iowa allows cats and dogs.
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| The Iowa in 1906 and today. |
