Des Moines ยท Downtown
Hyatt Place Des Moines Downtown
Rooms on the upper floors of the 1924 Liberty Building, Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson's 12-story Bankers Life tower and once home to WHO radio.
- Built
- 1924Completed and first occupied in 1924 as the Bankers Life (Liberty) Building; the hotel occupies upper floors converted after a 2008 rehabilitation.
- Architect
- Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Area
- Downtown
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson designed the 12-story Liberty Building, completed in 1924 for Bankers Life Insurance and home to WHO radio; Bankers Life occupied it until 1940. Nelson Construction and K.C. Holdings rehabilitated the building in 2008. The 2010 nomination records the owners’ plan to turn floors four through eight into a hotel and their talks with Hyatt; the building now houses the Hyatt Place along with condominiums, offices and retail.
Good to know
- Address: 418 6th Avenue, Des Moines, IA
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.