National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Iowa facts for kids
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Iowa.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.
There are 199 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. The city of Des Moines is the location of 185 of these properties and districts, including the 2 National Historic Landmarks; they are listed separately, while the remaining 14 properties and districts are listed here.
Current listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Abraham Lincoln High School |
(#02001250) |
2600 SW. 9th St. 41°33′43″N 93°37′34″W / 41.561944°N 93.626111°W |
Des Moines | ||
2 | William W. and Elizabeth J. Ainsworth House |
(#98001275) |
1310 7th St. 41°36′08″N 93°37′38″W / 41.602222°N 93.627222°W |
Des Moines | ||
3 | Richard L. and Verda M. Allerman Farm Historic District |
(#15000192) |
2701 NW. 158th Ave. 41°50′59″N 93°39′15″W / 41.8496°N 93.6541°W |
Slater vicinity | ||
4 | American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building |
(#15000917) |
601 6th Ave. 41°35′25″N 93°37′32″W / 41.590250°N 93.625479°W |
Des Moines | ||
5 | Josiah Andrews House |
(#88001338) |
1128 27th St. 41°35′58″N 93°39′13″W / 41.599444°N 93.653611°W |
Des Moines | ||
6 | Apperson-Iowa Motor Car Company Building |
(#16000363) |
1420 Locust St. 41°35′04″N 93°38′08″W / 41.584567°N 93.635618°W |
Des Moines | ||
7 | Ashby Manor Historic District |
(#92001150) |
Roughly bounded by Beaver Ave. and Ashby Park 41°37′30″N 93°40′23″W / 41.625°N 93.673056°W |
Des Moines | ||
8 | Ayrshire Apartments |
(#96001144) |
1815 6th Ave. 41°36′38″N 93°37′30″W / 41.610556°N 93.625°W |
Des Moines | 1920 | |
9 | William H. and Alice Bailey House |
(#96001148) |
1810 6th Ave. 41°36′44″N 93°37′30″W / 41.612222°N 93.625°W |
Des Moines | ||
10 | C.H. Baker Double House |
(#96001153) |
1700-1702 6th Ave. 41°36′32″N 93°37′31″W / 41.608889°N 93.625278°W |
Des Moines | ||
11 | Baker-Devotie-Hollingsworth Block |
(#78001256) |
524 E. Grand Ave.; also 516-526 E. Grand Ave. 41°35′27″N 93°36′37″W / 41.590833°N 93.610278°W |
Des Moines | 516-526 E. Grand represents a boundary increase of January 10, 2008 | |
12 | Walter M. Bartlett Double House |
(#98001279) |
1416-1418 6th Ave. 41°36′15″N 93°37′32″W / 41.604167°N 93.625556°W |
Des Moines | ||
13 | Bates Park Historic District |
(#96001154) |
4th St. between Orchard and Clark Sts. 41°36′18″N 93°37′24″W / 41.605°N 93.623333°W |
Des Moines | ||
14 | William A. and Etta Baum Cottage |
(#96001147) |
1604 8th St. 41°36′29″N 93°37′40″W / 41.608056°N 93.627778°W |
Des Moines | ||
15 | Boyt Company Building |
(#09000108) |
210 Court Ave. 41°35′07″N 93°37′11″W / 41.58516°N 93.61965°W |
Des Moines | ||
16 | Byron A. Beeson House |
(#96001141) |
1503 5th Ave. 41°36′21″N 93°37′28″W / 41.605833°N 93.624444°W |
Des Moines | ||
17 | Hill McClelland Bell House |
(#88001334) |
1091 26th St. 41°35′53″N 93°39′06″W / 41.598056°N 93.651667°W |
Des Moines | ||
18 | F.A. Benham House |
(#98001326) |
716 19th. St. 41°35′24″N 93°38′33″W / 41.59°N 93.6425°W |
Des Moines | ||
19 | Big Creek Schoolhouse |
(#04000816) |
112 3rd St. 41°46′14″N 93°42′51″W / 41.770556°N 93.714167°W |
Polk City | ||
20 | Byron and Ivan Boyd House |
(#04000263) |
304 42nd St. 41°35′08″N 93°40′50″W / 41.585556°N 93.680556°W |
Des Moines | ||
21 | Burns United Methodist Church |
(#77000546) |
811 Crocker St. 41°35′37″N 93°37′41″W / 41.593611°N 93.628056°W |
Des Moines | ||
22 | Burnstein-Malin Grocery |
(#98001277) |
1241 6th Ave. 41°36′07″N 93°37′31″W / 41.601944°N 93.625278°W |
Des Moines | ||
23 | Camp Dodge Pool District |
(#95000098) |
Buildings A22-A24 at Camp Dodge 41°42′12″N 93°42′34″W / 41.703333°N 93.709444°W |
Johnston | ||
24 | James Sansom Carpenter House |
(#98000379) |
3320 Kinsey Ave. 41°36′26″N 93°33′01″W / 41.607222°N 93.550278°W |
Des Moines | ||
25 | Larnerd Case House |
(#82002633) |
3111 Easton Boulevard 41°36′41″N 93°33′19″W / 41.611389°N 93.555278°W |
Des Moines | ||
26 | Chaffee-Hunter House |
(#98001274) |
1821 8th St. 41°36′40″N 93°37′40″W / 41.611111°N 93.627778°W |
Des Moines | ||
27 | D.S. Chamberlain Building |
(#07000346) |
1312 Locust St. 41°35′04″N 93°38′03″W / 41.58458°N 93.63422°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1917-1918. | |
28 | Chautauqua Park Historic District |
(#89001776) |
Roughly bounded by 16th St., Hickman Rd., and the Chautauqua Parkway 41°36′46″N 93°38′06″W / 41.612778°N 93.635°W |
Des Moines | ||
29 | Civic Center Historic District |
(#88001168) |
Both banks of the Des Moines River from the Center St. Dam to the Scott Ave. Dam 41°34′59″N 93°36′57″W / 41.583056°N 93.615833°W |
Des Moines | ||
30 | Clemens Automobile Company Building |
(#09000272) |
200 10th St. 41°35′03″N 93°37′46″W / 41.584089°N 93.629522°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1916. | |
31 | College Corner Commercial Historic Business District |
(#98000385) |
Euclid Ave. between 2nd and 3rd Aves. 41°37′39″N 93°37′13″W / 41.6275°N 93.620278°W |
Des Moines | ||
32 | Cottage Grove Avenue Presbyterian Church |
(#16000607) |
1050 24th St. 41°35′49″N 93°39′00″W / 41.596979°N 93.649873°W |
Des Moines | ||
33 | Court Avenue Bridge |
(#98000489) |
Court Ave. over the Des Moines River 41°35′09″N 93°37′03″W / 41.585833°N 93.6175°W |
Des Moines | ||
34 | Crane Building |
(#01000914) |
1440 Walnut 41°35′03″N 93°38′09″W / 41.584167°N 93.635833°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1916. | |
35 | Crawford House |
(#83000398) |
2203 Grand Ave. 41°35′05″N 93°38′50″W / 41.584722°N 93.647222°W |
Des Moines | ||
36 | Albert Baird Cummins House |
(#82002634) |
2404 Forest Dr. 41°35′02″N 93°39′00″W / 41.583889°N 93.65°W |
Des Moines | ||
37 | Jay Norwood and Genevieve Pendleton Darling House |
(#91001838) |
2320 Terrace Rd. 41°34′57″N 93°39′14″W / 41.5825°N 93.653889°W |
Des Moines | ||
38 | Professor Charles O. Denny House |
(#88001329) |
1084 25th St. 41°35′52″N 93°39′03″W / 41.597778°N 93.650833°W |
Des Moines | ||
39 | Des Moines Art Center |
(#03000063) |
4700 Grand Ave. 41°35′00″N 93°40′52″W / 41.583333°N 93.681111°W |
Des Moines | ||
40 | Des Moines Building |
(#13000829) |
405 6th Ave. 41°35′14″N 93°37′29″W / 41.587154°N 93.624780°W |
Des Moines | ||
41 | Des Moines Fire Department Headquarters-Fire Station No. 1 and Shop Building |
(#14000113) |
900 Mulberry St., 100 9th St. 41°35′07″N 93°37′15″W / 41.585278°N 93.620833°W |
Des Moines | ||
42 | Des Moines Saddlery Company Building |
(#85001378) |
307-311 Court Ave. 41°35′07″N 93°37′15″W / 41.585278°N 93.620833°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1881. | |
43 | Des Moines Western Railway Freight House |
(#08000682) |
625 E. Court Ave. 41°35′15″N 93°36′29″W / 41.58737°N 93.60795°W |
Des Moines | ||
44 | Drake University Campus Historic District |
(#88001341) |
Roughly two blocks along University Ave. near 25th St. 41°36′03″N 93°39′07″W / 41.600833°N 93.651944°W |
Des Moines | ||
45 | Earle & LeBosquet Block |
(#09000402) |
407-409 Court Ave. 41°35′06″N 93°37′18″W / 41.585036°N 93.621747°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1896. | |
46 | Elliott Furniture Company |
(#14001149) |
424 E. Locust St. 41°35′23″N 93°36′42″W / 41.589746°N 93.611735°W |
Des Moines | ||
47 | Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa Building |
(#15000154) |
604 Locust St. & 316 6th Ave. 41°35′12″N 93°37′31″W / 41.586557°N 93.625197°W |
Des Moines | ||
48 | Edward B. and Nettie E. Evans House |
(#02000294) |
1410 19th St. 41°36′16″N 93°38′34″W / 41.604444°N 93.642778°W |
Des Moines | ||
49 | Fire Station No. 4 |
(#79000923) |
1041 8th St. 41°35′51″N 93°37′39″W / 41.5975°N 93.6275°W |
Des Moines | ||
50 | First Methodist Episcopal Church |
(#84001295) |
10th and Pleasant Sts. 41°35′21″N 93°37′51″W / 41.589167°N 93.630833°W |
Des Moines | 1905-08 | |
51 | Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium |
(#91001836) |
Iowa State Fairgrounds 41°35′46″N 93°33′21″W / 41.596111°N 93.555833°W |
Des Moines | ||
52 | F. W. Fitch Company Historic District |
(#13000147) |
300-306 15th and 1510-1526 Walnut Sts. 41°35′00″N 93°38′13″W / 41.583414°N 93.636874°W |
Des Moines | ||
53 | Fleming Building |
(#02000541) |
218 6th Ave. 41°35′08″N 93°37′29″W / 41.585556°N 93.624722°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1907. | |
54 | Flynn-Griffin Building |
(#16000215) |
319 7th St. 41°35′11″N 93°37′34″W / 41.586411°N 93.626096°W |
Des Moines | Originally listed as "Flynn Building"; listing renamed November 7, 2016 | |
55 | Flynn Farm, Mansion, and Barn |
(#73000737) |
2600 111th St. 41°37′18″N 93°46′33″W / 41.621667°N 93.775833°W |
Des Moines | ||
56 | Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School |
(#74000805) |
Fort Des Moines Military Reservation 41°31′25″N 93°37′11″W / 41.523611°N 93.619722°W |
Des Moines | ||
57 | Franklin Apartments |
(#96001142) |
1811 6th Ave. 41°36′40″N 93°37′30″W / 41.611111°N 93.625°W |
Des Moines | ||
58 | Rees Gabriel House |
(#78001250) |
1701 Pennsylvania Ave. 41°36′33″N 93°36′34″W / 41.609167°N 93.609444°W |
Des Moines | ||
59 | Goddard Bungalow Court Historic District |
(#00000930) |
1410-21 Goddard Court and 1232 14th St. 41°36′05″N 93°38′09″W / 41.601389°N 93.635833°W |
Des Moines | ||
60 | Lowry W. and Hattie N. Goode First North Des Moines House |
(#98001280) |
1813 7th St. 41°36′40″N 93°37′35″W / 41.611111°N 93.626389°W |
Des Moines | ||
61 | Grand View College (Old Main) |
(#78001252) |
1200 Grandview Ave. 41°37′15″N 93°36′15″W / 41.620833°N 93.604167°W |
Des Moines | ||
62 | Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George |
(#97000101) |
1118 35th St. 41°35′55″N 93°39′49″W / 41.598611°N 93.663611°W |
Des Moines | ||
63 | Greenwood Park Plats Historic District |
(#13000068) |
Roughly 39th to 42nd Sts., approx. Grand Ave. to Center & Pleasant Sts., 4006, 4024 Grand Ave. 41°35′17″N 93°40′18″W / 41.588034°N 93.671751°W |
Des Moines | ||
64 | Grocers Wholesale Company Building |
(#08000330) |
22 W. 9th St. 41°34′59″N 93°37′41″W / 41.58298°N 93.62792°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1906. | |
65 | F.E. Haley Double House |
(#98001278) |
1233-1235 7th St. 41°36′06″N 93°37′35″W / 41.601667°N 93.626389°W |
Des Moines | ||
66 | Hallett Flat-Rawson & Co. Apartment Building |
(#00001456) |
1301-1307 Locust St. 41°35′06″N 93°38′01″W / 41.585°N 93.633611°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1906. | |
67 | L. Harbach and Sons Furniture Warehouse and Factory Complex |
(#15000918) |
300-316 SW. 5th St. 41°34′52″N 93°37′18″W / 41.581062°N 93.621532°W |
Des Moines | ||
68 | Dr. John B. and Anna M. Hatton House |
(#98000408) |
1730 7th St. 41°36′37″N 93°37′38″W / 41.610278°N 93.627222°W |
Des Moines | ||
69 | Hawkeye Insurance Company Building |
(#86000874) |
209 4th St. 41°35′08″N 93°37′17″W / 41.585556°N 93.621389°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1868. | |
70 | Hawkeye Transfer Company Warehouse |
(#10000077) |
702 Elm St. 41°34′50″N 93°37′28″W / 41.580644°N 93.624369°W |
Des Moines | ||
71 | William B. Hayes House |
(#96001140) |
1547 Arlington Ave. 41°36′27″N 93°37′18″W / 41.6075°N 93.621667°W |
Des Moines | ||
72 | Allen Hazen Water Tower |
(#04000819) |
4800 Hickman Rd. 41°36′59″N 93°41′01″W / 41.616389°N 93.683611°W |
Des Moines | ||
73 | Henshie-Briggs Row House |
(#01000855) |
1106 High St. 41°35′12″N 93°37′58″W / 41.586667°N 93.632778°W |
Des Moines | ||
74 | Herndon Hall |
(#77000547) |
2000 Grand Ave. 41°35′03″N 93°38′39″W / 41.584167°N 93.644167°W |
Des Moines | ||
75 | Herring Motor Car Company Building |
(#04001325) |
110 W. 10th St. 41°35′03″N 93°37′45″W / 41.584167°N 93.629167°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1912. | |
76 | Herrold Bridge |
(#98000490) |
NW. 88th Ave. over Beaver Creek 41°43′19″N 93°44′59″W / 41.721944°N 93.749722°W |
Herrold | ||
77 | Highland Park Historic Business District at Euclid and Sixth Avenues |
(#98000867) |
Roughly the junction of Euclid and 6th Aves. 41°37′42″N 93°37′27″W / 41.628333°N 93.624167°W |
Des Moines | ||
78 | Hohberger Building |
(#02001019) |
502-506 E. Locust St. 41°35′24″N 93°36′39″W / 41.59°N 93.610833°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1898. | |
79 | Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Des Moines Building |
(#100000561) |
601 Grand Avenue 41°35′17″N 93°37′33″W / 41.588029°N 93.625767°W |
Des Moines | ||
80 | Home of Marshall's Horseradish |
(#98001285) |
1546 2nd Place 41°36′27″N 93°37′14″W / 41.6075°N 93.620556°W |
Des Moines | ||
81 | Homestead Building |
(#82002635) |
303 Locust St. 41°35′16″N 93°37′17″W / 41.587778°N 93.621389°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1893. | |
82 | Hotel Fort Des Moines |
(#82002636) |
10th and Walnut Sts. 41°35′03″N 93°37′46″W / 41.584167°N 93.629444°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1919. | |
83 | Hotel Kirkwood |
(#03001256) |
400 Walnut St. 41°35′15″N 93°36′33″W / 41.5875°N 93.609167°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1930. | |
84 | Hotel Randolph |
(#09000403) |
200-204 4th St. 41°35′06″N 93°37′18″W / 41.58505°N 93.621678°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1911. | |
85 | Hubbell Building |
(#04000818) |
904 Walnut St. 41°35′08″N 93°37′43″W / 41.585556°N 93.628611°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1913. | |
86 | Hubbell Warehouse |
(#10000894) |
340 SW 5th St. 41°34′50″N 93°37′17″W / 41.580556°N 93.621389°W |
Des Moines | Architectural Legacy of Proudfoot & Bird in Iowa MPS | |
87 | Ingersoll Place Plat Historic District |
(#00000931) |
28th, Linden, and High Sts. 41°35′14″N 93°39′11″W / 41.587222°N 93.653056°W |
Des Moines | ||
88 | Iowa Commission for the Blind Building |
(#09000714) |
524 4th St. 41°35′20″N 93°37′22″W / 41.588889°N 93.622778°W |
Des Moines | ||
89 | Iowa State Capitol |
(#76000799) |
Grand Ave. and E. 12th St. 41°35′27″N 93°36′15″W / 41.590833°N 93.604167°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1884-1886. | |
90 | Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District |
(#87000014) |
E. 30th St. and Grand Ave. 41°35′43″N 93°32′58″W / 41.595278°N 93.549444°W |
Des Moines | ||
91 | Iowa State Historical Building |
(#78001251) |
E. 12th and Grand Ave. 41°35′34″N 93°36′09″W / 41.592778°N 93.6025°W |
Des Moines | ||
92 | Iowa-Des Moines National Bank Building |
(#79000924) |
520 Walnut St. 41°35′08″N 93°37′27″W / 41.585556°N 93.624167°W |
Des Moines | ||
93 | Capt. Nicholas W. and Emma Johnson House |
(#90001854) |
Junction of 21st St. and University Ave. 41°36′00″N 93°38′42″W / 41.6°N 93.645°W |
Des Moines | ||
94 | Dr. Anna E. and Andrew A. Johnstone House |
(#96001152) |
1830 8th St. 41°36′40″N 93°37′41″W / 41.611111°N 93.628056°W |
Des Moines | ||
95 | G.W. Jones Building |
(#16000364) |
1430 Locust St. 41°35′04″N 93°38′10″W / 41.584473°N 93.636109°W |
Des Moines | ||
96 | Jordan House |
(#73000738) |
2251 Fuller Rd. 41°33′36″N 93°44′05″W / 41.56°N 93.734722°W |
West Des Moines | ||
97 | Rev. R.W. and Fannie E. Keeler House |
(#93001184) |
1430 10th St. 41°36′21″N 93°37′50″W / 41.605833°N 93.630556°W |
Des Moines | ||
98 | Kingman Place Historic District |
(#00000928) |
27th to 31st Sts., Kingman Boulevard, Rutland St. and Cottage Ave. 41°36′04″N 93°39′04″W / 41.601111°N 93.651111°W |
Des Moines | ||
99 | Francis M. Kirkham House |
(#88001328) |
1026 24th St. 41°35′45″N 93°38′58″W / 41.595833°N 93.649444°W |
Des Moines | ||
100 | Nellie and Thomas Knotts House |
(#88001333) |
1021 26th St. 41°35′44″N 93°39′05″W / 41.595556°N 93.651389°W |
Des Moines | ||
101 | Kromer Flats |
(#96001151) |
1433-1439 6th Ave. 41°36′17″N 93°37′31″W / 41.604722°N 93.625278°W |
Des Moines | ||
102 | The Lexington |
(#76000800) |
1721 Pleasant St. 41°35′24″N 93°38′26″W / 41.59°N 93.640556°W |
Des Moines | ||
103 | Liberty Building |
(#10000488) |
418 Sixth Ave. 41°35′15″N 93°37′32″W / 41.5875°N 93.625556°W |
Des Moines | Architectural Legacy of Proudfoot & Bird in Iowa MPS | |
104 | Linden Heights Historic District |
(#03001262) |
Foster Dr., Glenview Dr., Woodlawn, and Park Hill Dr. west of SW. 42nd St. 41°34′25″N 93°40′35″W / 41.573611°N 93.676389°W |
Des Moines | ||
105 | Richard T.C. Lord and William V. Wilcox House |
(#88001336) |
2416 Kingman Boulevard 41°35′46″N 93°39′01″W / 41.596111°N 93.650278°W |
Des Moines | ||
106 | Mack-International Motor Truck Corporation Building |
(#100000488) |
121 12th St. 41°35′00″N 93°37′53″W / 41.583223°N 93.631521°W |
Des Moines | ||
107 | Mahnke House |
(#83003622) |
2707 High St. 41°35′14″N 93°39′12″W / 41.587222°N 93.653333°W |
Des Moines | ||
108 | The Maine |
(#96001143) |
1635 6th Ave. 41°36′34″N 93°37′30″W / 41.609444°N 93.625°W |
Des Moines | ||
109 | Maish House |
(#77000548) |
1623 Center St. 41°35′31″N 93°38′23″W / 41.591944°N 93.639722°W |
Des Moines | ||
110 | Masonic Temple of Des Moines |
(#97000961) |
1011 Locust St. 41°35′09″N 93°37′47″W / 41.585833°N 93.629722°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1913. | |
111 | Minnie Y. and Frank P. Mattes House |
(#09001090) |
1305 34th St. 41°36′09″N 93°39′46″W / 41.602411°N 93.662811°W |
Des Moines | ||
112 | Methodist Deaconess Institute—Esther Hall |
(#09000067) |
921 Pleasant Street 41°35′21″N 93°37′50″W / 41.589142°N 93.63055°W |
Des Moines | 1921 | |
113 | Middlesex Plat Historic District |
(#00000932) |
Center St. to Woodland Ave., 31st to 35th Sts. 41°35′44″N 93°39′39″W / 41.595556°N 93.660833°W |
Des Moines | ||
114 | Municipal Building |
(#77000549) |
E. 1st and Locust Sts. 41°35′21″N 93°36′58″W / 41.589167°N 93.616111°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1909-1910. | |
115 | Murillo Flats |
(#09000404) |
605 16th St. 41°35′14″N 93°38′20″W / 41.587283°N 93.638881°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1903. | |
116 | National Biscuit Company Building |
(#09000273) |
1001 Cherry St. 41°34′59″N 93°37′45″W / 41.58295°N 93.629264°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1906. | |
117 | Naylor House |
(#74000806) |
944 W. 9th St. 41°35′41″N 93°37′45″W / 41.594722°N 93.629167°W |
Des Moines | ||
118 | The New Lawn |
(#96001150) |
1245 6th Ave. 41°36′06″N 93°37′30″W / 41.601667°N 93.625°W |
Des Moines | ||
119 | Newens Sanitary Dairy Historic District |
(#03000062) |
2225 and 2300-2312 University Ave. 41°36′01″N 93°38′52″W / 41.600278°N 93.647778°W |
Des Moines | ||
120 | Norman Apartment Building |
(#88001327) |
3103 University Ave. 41°36′02″N 93°39′34″W / 41.600556°N 93.659444°W |
Des Moines | ||
121 | Northwestern Hotel |
(#84001300) |
321 E. Walnut 41°35′17″N 93°36′43″W / 41.588056°N 93.611944°W |
Des Moines | ||
122 | The Oaklands Historic District |
(#96001155) |
Oakland and Arlington Aves. between Franklin and College Aves. 41°36′34″N 93°37′22″W / 41.609444°N 93.622778°W |
Des Moines | ||
123 | F. F. Odenweller-James P. and Nettie Morey House |
(#88001337) |
1115 27th St. 41°36′08″N 93°39′26″W / 41.602222°N 93.657222°W |
Des Moines | ||
124 | Owl's Head Historic District |
(#78001253) |
Ridge Rd., Forest Dr., and 28th and 29th Sts. 41°34′57″N 93°39′18″W / 41.5825°N 93.655°W |
Des Moines | ||
125 | George B. Peak House |
(#78001254) |
1080 22nd St. 41°35′52″N 93°38′48″W / 41.597778°N 93.646667°W |
Des Moines | ||
126 | Perry and Brainard Block |
(#96001149) |
1601 6th Ave. 41°36′29″N 93°37′31″W / 41.608056°N 93.625278°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1888. | |
127 | Plymouth Place |
(#15000140) |
4111 Ingersoll Ave. 41°35′13″N 93°40′25″W / 41.586934°N 93.673579°W |
Des Moines | ||
128 | Polk County Courthouse |
(#79000925) |
6th and Mulberry Sts. 41°35′05″N 93°37′23″W / 41.584722°N 93.623056°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1900. | |
129 | Polk County Homestead and Trust Company Addition Historic District |
(#16000687) |
Both sides of 7th & 8th Sts., S. of Franklin & N. of College Aves. 41°36′34″N 93°37′39″W / 41.609438°N 93.627500°W |
Des Moines | ||
130 | Prospect Park Second Plat Historic District |
(#98000375) |
Roughly along the Des Moines River south to Franklin Ave., between 6th Ave. and 9th St. 41°36′45″N 93°37′39″W / 41.6125°N 93.6275°W |
Des Moines | ||
131 | Public Library of Des Moines |
(#77000550) |
Locust St. 41°35′15″N 93°37′07″W / 41.5875°N 93.618611°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1903. | |
132 | Register and Tribune Building |
(#16000385) |
715 Locust St. 41°35′12″N 93°37′38″W / 41.586676°N 93.627179°W |
Des Moines | ||
133 | Anson O. Reynolds House |
(#88001331) |
1022 26th St. 41°35′44″N 93°39′07″W / 41.595556°N 93.651944°W |
Des Moines | ||
134 | Seth Richards Commercial Block |
(#01001460) |
300-310 Court Ave. 41°35′07″N 93°36′30″W / 41.585278°N 93.608333°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1889. | |
135 | Riverview Park Plat Historic District |
(#96001157) |
Arlington Ave. between Franklin and 6th Aves. 41°36′43″N 93°37′24″W / 41.611944°N 93.623333°W |
Des Moines | ||
136 | Ralph Rollins House |
(#78001255) |
2801 Fleur Dr. 41°33′36″N 93°38′38″W / 41.56°N 93.643889°W |
Des Moines | ||
137 | Rumely-Des Moines Drug Company Building |
(#89002008) |
110 SW. 4th St. 41°34′58″N 93°37′16″W / 41.582778°N 93.621111°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1903. | |
138 | St. Ambrose Cathedral and Rectory |
(#79000927) |
607 High St. 41°35′19″N 93°37′32″W / 41.588611°N 93.625556°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1891. | |
139 | Saint John's Roman Catholic Church |
(#87001497) |
1915 University Ave. 41°35′30″N 93°38′35″W / 41.591667°N 93.643056°W |
Des Moines | ||
140 | St. Paul's Episcopal Church |
(#10000129) |
815 High St. 41°35′17″N 93°37′44″W / 41.588042°N 93.629°W |
Des Moines | ||
141 | Salisbury House |
(#77000551) |
4025 Tonawanda Dr. 41°34′46″N 93°40′17″W / 41.579444°N 93.671389°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1927-1928. | |
142 | Sargent's Garage |
(#98001276) |
510 College Ave. 41°36′27″N 93°37′31″W / 41.6075°N 93.625278°W |
Des Moines | ||
143 | Savery Hotel |
(#98001324) |
401 Locust St. 41°35′15″N 93°37′22″W / 41.5875°N 93.622778°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1919. | |
144 | Julius Scheibe Cottage |
(#98001281) |
815 College Ave. 41°36′28″N 93°37′42″W / 41.607778°N 93.628333°W |
Des Moines | ||
145 | Schmitt and Henry Manufacturing Company |
(#10000078) |
309 SW 8th St. 41°34′50″N 93°37′31″W / 41.580683°N 93.625303°W |
Des Moines | ||
146 | Mary A. and Caleb D. Scott House |
(#88001332) |
1014 26th St. 41°35′44″N 93°39′07″W / 41.595556°N 93.651944°W |
Des Moines | ||
147 | Scottish Rite Consistory Building |
(#83000399) |
6th Ave. and Park St. 41°35′29″N 93°37′30″W / 41.591389°N 93.625°W |
Des Moines | 1926-27 | |
148 | Sherman Hill Historic District |
(#79000926) |
Roughly bounded by Woodland Ave., 19th, School, and 15th Sts.; also generally between 15th St., Woodland Ave., Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and Interstate 235 41°35′28″N 93°38′25″W / 41.591111°N 93.640278°W |
Des Moines | Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase and decrease of March 7, 2012 | |
149 | Hoyt Sherman Place |
(#77000552) |
1501 Woodland Ave. 41°35′19″N 93°38′16″W / 41.588611°N 93.637778°W |
Des Moines | ||
150 | Lampson P. Sherman House |
(#88001335) |
1052 26th St. 41°35′49″N 93°39′07″W / 41.596944°N 93.651944°W |
Des Moines | ||
151 | John P. Simmons House |
(#88001339) |
1113 27th St. 41°36′08″N 93°39′24″W / 41.602222°N 93.656667°W |
Des Moines | ||
152 | Sixth and Forest Historic District |
(#96001156) |
Northeastern and northwestern corners of the junction of 6th and Forest Aves. 41°36′17″N 93°37′32″W / 41.604722°N 93.625556°W |
Des Moines | ||
153 | David W. Smouse Opportunity School |
(#02001251) |
2820 Center St. 41°35′29″N 93°39′17″W / 41.591389°N 93.654722°W |
Des Moines | ||
154 | Southeast Water Trough |
(#76000801) |
SE. 11th and Scott St. 41°34′58″N 93°35′58″W / 41.582778°N 93.599444°W |
Des Moines | ||
155 | Southwest Fifth St. Bridge |
(#98000487) |
SW. 5th St. over the Raccoon River 41°34′37″N 93°37′10″W / 41.576944°N 93.619444°W |
Des Moines | ||
156 | Standard Glass and Paint Company Building |
(#04001323) |
112 10th St. 41°35′02″N 93°37′42″W / 41.583889°N 93.628333°W |
Des Moines | ||
157 | Samuel A. and Margaret Stevenson House |
(#85000008) |
2940 Cottage Grove Ave. 41°35′54″N 93°39′31″W / 41.598333°N 93.658611°W |
Des Moines | ||
158 | Thomas I. Stoner House |
(#92000006) |
1030 56th St. 41°35′47″N 93°41′37″W / 41.596389°N 93.693611°W |
Des Moines | ||
159 | Dr. Richard and Paulina Stuart House |
(#88001330) |
1060 25th St. 41°35′50″N 93°39′03″W / 41.597222°N 93.650833°W |
Des Moines | ||
160 | Studebaker Corporation Branch Office Building |
(#15000895) |
1436–1442 Locust St. 41°35′03″N 93°38′11″W / 41.584127°N 93.636323°W |
Des Moines | ||
161 | Sylvan Theater Historic District |
(#95000965) |
In Greenwood Park on the western side of 45th St., 1 block south of its junction with Grand Ave. 41°34′50″N 93°40′48″W / 41.580556°N 93.68°W |
Des Moines | ||
162 | Syndicate Block |
(#01001059) |
501 E. Locust 41°35′22″N 93°36′38″W / 41.589444°N 93.610556°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1883. | |
163 | Taft-West Warehouse |
(#06001162) |
216-222 Court Ave. 41°35′06″N 93°37′17″W / 41.585°N 93.621389°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1922. | |
164 | Teachout Building |
(#99000491) |
500-502 E. Locust St. 41°35′24″N 93°36′39″W / 41.59°N 93.610833°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1912. | |
165 | Terrace Hill |
(#72000480) |
2300 Grand Ave. 41°35′00″N 93°38′56″W / 41.583333°N 93.648889°W |
Des Moines | Declared a National Historic Landmark on July 31, 2003 | |
166 | Theodore Roosevelt High School |
(#02001234) |
4419 Center St. 41°35′34″N 93°40′45″W / 41.592778°N 93.679167°W |
Des Moines | ||
167 | Trent-Beaver House |
(#96001145) |
1802 6th Ave. 41°36′42″N 93°37′30″W / 41.611667°N 93.625°W |
Des Moines | ||
168 | Paul J. and Ida Trier House |
(#88002148) |
6880 N.W. Beaver Dr. 41°41′10″N 93°41′21″W / 41.686111°N 93.689167°W |
Johnston | ||
169 | Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church |
(#98000380) |
1548 8th St. 41°36′28″N 93°37′42″W / 41.607778°N 93.628333°W |
Des Moines | ||
170 | Susie P. Turner Double House |
(#98001284) |
1420-1422 8th St. 41°36′17″N 93°37′41″W / 41.604722°N 93.628056°W |
Des Moines | ||
171 | U.S. Post Office |
(#74002323) |
2nd and Walnut Sts. 41°35′13″N 93°37′10″W / 41.58684°N 93.61948°W |
Des Moines | ||
172 | Universalist Church |
(#05000253) |
420 4th St. 41°40′16″N 93°21′41″W / 41.671111°N 93.361389°W |
Mitchellville | ||
173 | Mrs. Marian D. Vail-Prof. Charles Noyes Kinney House |
(#88001340) |
1318 27th St. 41°36′10″N 93°39′13″W / 41.602778°N 93.653611°W |
Des Moines | ||
174 | Valley Junction-West Des Moines City Hall and Engine House |
(#83000400) |
137 5th St. 41°34′15″N 93°42′29″W / 41.570833°N 93.708056°W |
West Des Moines | Built in 1905. | |
175 | Veneman's Bungalow Court Historic District |
(#00000929) |
1101-115 Droukas Court and 1228 and 1232 E. 12th St. 41°36′03″N 93°36′25″W / 41.600833°N 93.606944°W |
Des Moines | ||
176 | Henry Wallace House |
(#93000412) |
756 16th St. 41°35′29″N 93°38′23″W / 41.591389°N 93.639722°W |
Des Moines | ||
177 | Walnut Tire and Battery Co.-Globe Publishing Company Building |
(#100000489) |
1417-1425 Walnut St. 41°35′01″N 93°38′08″W / 41.583612°N 93.635492°W |
Des Moines | ||
178 | Warfield, Pratt, and Howell Company Warehouse |
(#85001056) |
100 West Court Ave. 41°35′08″N 93°37′04″W / 41.585556°N 93.617778°W |
Des Moines | ||
179 | Washington and Elizabeth Miller Tract-Center-Soll Community Historic District |
(#100000490) |
Roughly 35th to 38th Sts. between 3500-3607 Grand Ave. to Center St. 41°35′20″N 93°40′03″W / 41.588832°N 93.667438°W |
Des Moines | ||
180 | Charles H. and Lena May Weitz House |
(#98001282) |
1424 5th Ave. 41°36′16″N 93°37′27″W / 41.604444°N 93.624167°W |
Des Moines | ||
181 | West Chester |
(#84001304) |
3520 Grand Ave. 41°35′02″N 93°39′52″W / 41.583889°N 93.664444°W |
Des Moines | ||
182 | West Ninth Streetcar Line Historic District |
(#98000377) |
W. 9th St. from University Ave. to Hickman Rd. 41°36′23″N 93°37′47″W / 41.606389°N 93.629722°W |
Des Moines | ||
183 | Wherry Block |
(#98001283) |
1600-1602 6th Ave. 41°36′28″N 93°37′33″W / 41.607778°N 93.625833°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1887. | |
184 | Woodland Place Historic District |
(#00000927) |
25th to 27th St. to Woodland Ave. 41°35′24″N 93°39′06″W / 41.59°N 93.651667°W |
Des Moines | ||
185 | Youngerman Block |
(#09000405) |
206-208 4th St. 41°35′07″N 93°37′18″W / 41.585392°N 93.6218°W |
Des Moines | Built in 1876. | |
186 | Younker Brothers Department Store |
(#10000079) |
713 Walnut St. 41°35′09″N 93°37′36″W / 41.585783°N 93.626558°W |
Des Moines |
Former listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Summary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bankers Trust Building |
(#76000798) |
|
605 Locust St. |
Des Moines | ||
2 | Des Moines Rapid Transit Company Carbarn |
(#78001249) |
|
24th and Ingersoll Ave. |
Des Moines |
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