Randolph Hotel (Des Moines, Iowa)

	Hotel Randolph
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The Randolph Hotel viewed from the southeast
Location	200–204 4th Street, Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates	41°35′7″N93°37′19″W / 41.58528°N 93.62194°W
Area	<1 acres
Built	1912
Architect	H. L. Stevens Co.
NRHP reference No.	09000403
Added to NRHP	June 11, 2009

Last updated January 20, 2026

The Randolph Hotel or Hotel Randolph is a nine-story hotel located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. This hotel was designed and built by the H.L. Stevens & Company in 1911. It rents rooms for a weekly rate. Most guests are considered long term, meaning they stay for more than thirty consecutive days. The Randolph Hotel is located on the corner of Fourth Street and Court Avenue downtown, along the historic Court Avenue strip.

It is an eight-story hotel "constructed in 1912 as the first tall and only 'absolutely fireproof hotel' in the city." Ironically there was a fire on February 19, 2010. It is located at 200–204 4th Street in the downtown commercial district of Des Moines.^[1]

The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on June 11, 2009, and the listing was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of June 19, 2009.^[3]

In 2008, rehabilitation of the building into low- and moderate-income rental housing, to be funded in part by federal and state historic preservation tax credits, was planned.^[1]

References

1 2 3 William C. Page and Alexa McDowell (September 20, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hotel Randolph / Randolph Hotel" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009. (48 pages, with maps, plans, historic images, and five recent exterior and interior photos)
1 2 "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places" (PDF). Weekly Listings. National Park Service. June 5, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
↑ "Weekly List Actions". National Park Service. Retrieved August 8, 2009.

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[nrhpreg-1] 1 2 3 William C. Page and Alexa McDowell (September 20, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hotel Randolph / Randolph Hotel" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2009. (48 pages, with maps, plans, historic images, and five recent exterior and interior photos)

[newlistings2009jun19-2] 1 2 "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places" (PDF). Weekly Listings. National Park Service. June 5, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2009.

[featured-3] "Weekly List Actions". National Park Service. Retrieved August 8, 2009.

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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 Financial Center Office 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 Ruan Center & Carriers Building 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
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Hotels	Hotel Fort Des Moines Hotel Kirkwood Hotel Randolph Northwestern Hotel Savery Hotel
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