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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
Abraham Lincoln High School
October 24, 2002
(#02001250)
2600 SW. 9th St.
41°33′43″N 93°37′34″W / 41.561944°N 93.626111°W / 41.561944; -93.626111 (Abraham Lincoln High School)
Des Moines
2 William W. and Elizabeth J. Ainsworth House
William W. and Elizabeth J. Ainsworth House
October 22, 1998
(#98001275)
1310 7th St.
41°36′08″N 93°37′38″W / 41.602222°N 93.627222°W / 41.602222; -93.627222 (William W. and Elizabeth J. Ainsworth House)
Des Moines
3 Richard L. and Verda M. Allerman Farm Historic District
Richard L. and Verda M. Allerman Farm Historic District
May 1, 2015
(#15000192)
2701 NW. 158th Ave.
41°50′59″N 93°39′15″W / 41.8496°N 93.6541°W / 41.8496; -93.6541 (Richard L. and Verda M. Allerman Farm Historic District)
Slater vicinity
4 American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building
American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building
December 22, 2015
(#15000917)
601 6th Ave.
41°35′25″N 93°37′32″W / 41.590250°N 93.625479°W / 41.590250; -93.625479 (American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building)
Des Moines
5 Josiah Andrews House
Josiah Andrews House
November 1, 1988
(#88001338)
1128 27th St.
41°35′58″N 93°39′13″W / 41.599444°N 93.653611°W / 41.599444; -93.653611 (Josiah Andrews House)
Des Moines
6 Apperson-Iowa Motor Car Company Building
June 14, 2016
(#16000363)
1420 Locust St.
41°35′04″N 93°38′08″W / 41.584567°N 93.635618°W / 41.584567; -93.635618 (Apperson-Iowa Motor Car Company Building)
Des Moines
7 Ashby Manor Historic District
Ashby Manor Historic District
September 4, 1992
(#92001150)
Roughly bounded by Beaver Ave. and Ashby Park
41°37′30″N 93°40′23″W / 41.625°N 93.673056°W / 41.625; -93.673056 (Ashby Manor Historic District)
Des Moines
8 Ayrshire Apartments
Ayrshire Apartments
October 25, 1996
(#96001144)
1815 6th Ave.
41°36′38″N 93°37′30″W / 41.610556°N 93.625°W / 41.610556; -93.625 (Ayrshire Apartments)
Des Moines 1920
9 William H. and Alice Bailey House
William H. and Alice Bailey House
October 25, 1996
(#96001148)
1810 6th Ave.
41°36′44″N 93°37′30″W / 41.612222°N 93.625°W / 41.612222; -93.625 (William H. and Alice Bailey House)
Des Moines
10 C.H. Baker Double House
C.H. Baker Double House
October 25, 1996
(#96001153)
1700-1702 6th Ave.
41°36′32″N 93°37′31″W / 41.608889°N 93.625278°W / 41.608889; -93.625278 (C.H. Baker Double House)
Des Moines
11 Baker-Devotie-Hollingsworth Block
Baker-Devotie-Hollingsworth Block
November 14, 1978
(#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 / 41.590833; -93.610278 (Baker-Devotie-Hollingsworth Block)
Des Moines 516-526 E. Grand represents a boundary increase of January 10, 2008
12 Walter M. Bartlett Double House
Walter M. Bartlett Double House
October 22, 1998
(#98001279)
1416-1418 6th Ave.
41°36′15″N 93°37′32″W / 41.604167°N 93.625556°W / 41.604167; -93.625556 (Walter M. Bartlett Double House)
Des Moines
13 Bates Park Historic District
Bates Park Historic District
October 25, 1996
(#96001154)
4th St. between Orchard and Clark Sts.
41°36′18″N 93°37′24″W / 41.605°N 93.623333°W / 41.605; -93.623333 (Bates Park Historic District)
Des Moines
14 William A. and Etta Baum Cottage
William A. and Etta Baum Cottage
October 25, 1996
(#96001147)
1604 8th St.
41°36′29″N 93°37′40″W / 41.608056°N 93.627778°W / 41.608056; -93.627778 (William A. and Etta Baum Cottage)
Des Moines
15 Boyt Company Building
Boyt Company Building
March 10, 2009
(#09000108)
210 Court Ave.
41°35′07″N 93°37′11″W / 41.58516°N 93.61965°W / 41.58516; -93.61965 (Boyt Company Building)
Des Moines
16 Byron A. Beeson House
Byron A. Beeson House
October 25, 1996
(#96001141)
1503 5th Ave.
41°36′21″N 93°37′28″W / 41.605833°N 93.624444°W / 41.605833; -93.624444 (Byron A. Beeson House)
Des Moines
17 Hill McClelland Bell House
Hill McClelland Bell House
January 11, 1988
(#88001334)
1091 26th St.
41°35′53″N 93°39′06″W / 41.598056°N 93.651667°W / 41.598056; -93.651667 (Hill McClelland Bell House)
Des Moines
18 F.A. Benham House
F.A. Benham House
November 5, 1998
(#98001326)
716 19th. St.
41°35′24″N 93°38′33″W / 41.59°N 93.6425°W / 41.59; -93.6425 (F.A. Benham House)
Des Moines
19 Big Creek Schoolhouse
Big Creek Schoolhouse
August 11, 2004
(#04000816)
112 3rd St.
41°46′14″N 93°42′51″W / 41.770556°N 93.714167°W / 41.770556; -93.714167 (Big Creek Schoolhouse)
Polk City
20 Byron and Ivan Boyd House
Byron and Ivan Boyd House
April 6, 2004
(#04000263)
304 42nd St.
41°35′08″N 93°40′50″W / 41.585556°N 93.680556°W / 41.585556; -93.680556 (Byron and Ivan Boyd House)
Des Moines
21 Burns United Methodist Church
Burns United Methodist Church
June 15, 1977
(#77000546)
811 Crocker St.
41°35′37″N 93°37′41″W / 41.593611°N 93.628056°W / 41.593611; -93.628056 (Burns United Methodist Church)
Des Moines
22 Burnstein-Malin Grocery
Burnstein-Malin Grocery
October 22, 1998
(#98001277)
1241 6th Ave.
41°36′07″N 93°37′31″W / 41.601944°N 93.625278°W / 41.601944; -93.625278 (Burnstein-Malin Grocery)
Des Moines
23 Camp Dodge Pool District
Camp Dodge Pool District
February 17, 1995
(#95000098)
Buildings A22-A24 at Camp Dodge
41°42′12″N 93°42′34″W / 41.703333°N 93.709444°W / 41.703333; -93.709444 (Camp Dodge Pool District)
Johnston
24 James Sansom Carpenter House
James Sansom Carpenter House
April 23, 1998
(#98000379)
3320 Kinsey Ave.
41°36′26″N 93°33′01″W / 41.607222°N 93.550278°W / 41.607222; -93.550278 (James Sansom Carpenter House)
Des Moines
25 Larnerd Case House
Larnerd Case House
June 21, 1982
(#82002633)
3111 Easton Boulevard
41°36′41″N 93°33′19″W / 41.611389°N 93.555278°W / 41.611389; -93.555278 (Larnerd Case House)
Des Moines
26 Chaffee-Hunter House
Chaffee-Hunter House
October 22, 1998
(#98001274)
1821 8th St.
41°36′40″N 93°37′40″W / 41.611111°N 93.627778°W / 41.611111; -93.627778 (Chaffee-Hunter House)
Des Moines
27 D.S. Chamberlain Building
D.S. Chamberlain Building
June 28, 2007
(#07000346)
1312 Locust St.
41°35′04″N 93°38′03″W / 41.58458°N 93.63422°W / 41.58458; -93.63422 (D.S. Chamberlain Building)
Des Moines Built in 1917-1918.
28 Chautauqua Park Historic District
Chautauqua Park Historic District
March 22, 1990
(#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 / 41.612778; -93.635 (Chautauqua Park Historic District)
Des Moines
29 Civic Center Historic District
Civic Center Historic District
December 7, 1988
(#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 / 41.583056; -93.615833 (Civic Center Historic District)
Des Moines
30 Clemens Automobile Company Building
Clemens Automobile Company Building
May 9, 2009
(#09000272)
200 10th St.
41°35′03″N 93°37′46″W / 41.584089°N 93.629522°W / 41.584089; -93.629522 (Clemens Automobile Company Building)
Des Moines Built in 1916.
31 College Corner Commercial Historic Business District
College Corner Commercial Historic Business District
April 23, 1998
(#98000385)
Euclid Ave. between 2nd and 3rd Aves.
41°37′39″N 93°37′13″W / 41.6275°N 93.620278°W / 41.6275; -93.620278 (College Corner Commercial Historic Business District)
Des Moines
32 Cottage Grove Avenue Presbyterian Church
September 12, 2016
(#16000607)
1050 24th St.
41°35′49″N 93°39′00″W / 41.596979°N 93.649873°W / 41.596979; -93.649873 (Cottage Grove Avenue Presbyterian Church)
Des Moines
33 Court Avenue Bridge
Court Avenue Bridge
May 15, 1998
(#98000489)
Court Ave. over the Des Moines River
41°35′09″N 93°37′03″W / 41.585833°N 93.6175°W / 41.585833; -93.6175 (Court Avenue Bridge)
Des Moines
34 Crane Building
Crane Building
August 30, 2001
(#01000914)
1440 Walnut
41°35′03″N 93°38′09″W / 41.584167°N 93.635833°W / 41.584167; -93.635833 (Crane Building)
Des Moines Built in 1916.
35 Crawford House
Crawford House
January 27, 1983
(#83000398)
2203 Grand Ave.
41°35′05″N 93°38′50″W / 41.584722°N 93.647222°W / 41.584722; -93.647222 (Crawford House)
Des Moines
36 Albert Baird Cummins House
Albert Baird Cummins House
June 30, 1982
(#82002634)
2404 Forest Dr.
41°35′02″N 93°39′00″W / 41.583889°N 93.65°W / 41.583889; -93.65 (Albert Baird Cummins House)
Des Moines
37 Jay Norwood and Genevieve Pendleton Darling House
Jay Norwood and Genevieve Pendleton Darling House
September 30, 1992
(#91001838)
2320 Terrace Rd.
41°34′57″N 93°39′14″W / 41.5825°N 93.653889°W / 41.5825; -93.653889 (Jay Norwood and Genevieve Pendleton Darling House)
Des Moines
38 Professor Charles O. Denny House
Professor Charles O. Denny House
September 8, 1988
(#88001329)
1084 25th St.
41°35′52″N 93°39′03″W / 41.597778°N 93.650833°W / 41.597778; -93.650833 (Professor Charles O. Denny House)
Des Moines
39 Des Moines Art Center
Des Moines Art Center
October 19, 2004
(#03000063)
4700 Grand Ave.
41°35′00″N 93°40′52″W / 41.583333°N 93.681111°W / 41.583333; -93.681111 (Des Moines Art Center)
Des Moines
40 Des Moines Building
Des Moines Building
October 16, 2013
(#13000829)
405 6th Ave.
41°35′14″N 93°37′29″W / 41.587154°N 93.624780°W / 41.587154; -93.624780 (Des Moines Building)
Des Moines
41 Des Moines Fire Department Headquarters-Fire Station No. 1 and Shop Building
Des Moines Fire Department Headquarters-Fire Station No. 1 and Shop Building
April 7, 2014
(#14000113)
900 Mulberry St., 100 9th St.
41°35′07″N 93°37′15″W / 41.585278°N 93.620833°W / 41.585278; -93.620833 (Des Moines Fire Department Headquarters-Fire Station No. 1 and Shop Building)
Des Moines
42 Des Moines Saddlery Company Building
Des Moines Saddlery Company Building
June 27, 1985
(#85001378)
307-311 Court Ave.
41°35′07″N 93°37′15″W / 41.585278°N 93.620833°W / 41.585278; -93.620833 (Des Moines Saddlery Company Building)
Des Moines Built in 1881.
43 Des Moines Western Railway Freight House
Des Moines Western Railway Freight House
July 10, 2008
(#08000682)
625 E. Court Ave.
41°35′15″N 93°36′29″W / 41.58737°N 93.60795°W / 41.58737; -93.60795 (Des Moines Western Railway Freight House)
Des Moines
44 Drake University Campus Historic District
Drake University Campus Historic District
September 8, 1988
(#88001341)
Roughly two blocks along University Ave. near 25th St.
41°36′03″N 93°39′07″W / 41.600833°N 93.651944°W / 41.600833; -93.651944 (Drake University Campus Historic District)
Des Moines
45 Earle & LeBosquet Block
Earle & LeBosquet Block
June 11, 2009
(#09000402)
407-409 Court Ave.
41°35′06″N 93°37′18″W / 41.585036°N 93.621747°W / 41.585036; -93.621747 (Earle & LeBosquet Block)
Des Moines Built in 1896.
46 Elliott Furniture Company
Elliott Furniture Company
January 14, 2015
(#14001149)
424 E. Locust St.
41°35′23″N 93°36′42″W / 41.589746°N 93.611735°W / 41.589746; -93.611735 (Elliott Furniture Company)
Des Moines
47 Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa Building
Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa Building
April 21, 2015
(#15000154)
604 Locust St. & 316 6th Ave.
41°35′12″N 93°37′31″W / 41.586557°N 93.625197°W / 41.586557; -93.625197 (Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa Building)
Des Moines
48 Edward B. and Nettie E. Evans House
Edward B. and Nettie E. Evans House
April 1, 2002
(#02000294)
1410 19th St.
41°36′16″N 93°38′34″W / 41.604444°N 93.642778°W / 41.604444; -93.642778 (Edward B. and Nettie E. Evans House)
Des Moines
49 Fire Station No. 4
Fire Station No. 4
June 27, 1979
(#79000923)
1041 8th St.
41°35′51″N 93°37′39″W / 41.5975°N 93.6275°W / 41.5975; -93.6275 (Fire Station No. 4)
Des Moines
50 First Methodist Episcopal Church
First Methodist Episcopal Church
April 12, 1984
(#84001295)
10th and Pleasant Sts.
41°35′21″N 93°37′51″W / 41.589167°N 93.630833°W / 41.589167; -93.630833 (First Methodist Episcopal Church)
Des Moines 1905-08
51 Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium
Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium
December 23, 1991
(#91001836)
Iowa State Fairgrounds
41°35′46″N 93°33′21″W / 41.596111°N 93.555833°W / 41.596111; -93.555833 (Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium)
Des Moines
52 F. W. Fitch Company Historic District
F. W. Fitch Company Historic District
April 9, 2013
(#13000147)
300-306 15th and 1510-1526 Walnut Sts.
41°35′00″N 93°38′13″W / 41.583414°N 93.636874°W / 41.583414; -93.636874 (F. W. Fitch Company Historic District)
Des Moines
53 Fleming Building
Fleming Building
May 22, 2002
(#02000541)
218 6th Ave.
41°35′08″N 93°37′29″W / 41.585556°N 93.624722°W / 41.585556; -93.624722 (Fleming Building)
Des Moines Built in 1907.
54 Flynn-Griffin Building
Flynn-Griffin Building
May 3, 2016
(#16000215)
319 7th St.
41°35′11″N 93°37′34″W / 41.586411°N 93.626096°W / 41.586411; -93.626096 (Flynn-Griffin Building)
Des Moines Originally listed as "Flynn Building"; listing renamed November 7, 2016
55 Flynn Farm, Mansion, and Barn
Flynn Farm, Mansion, and Barn
November 30, 1973
(#73000737)
2600 111th St.
41°37′18″N 93°46′33″W / 41.621667°N 93.775833°W / 41.621667; -93.775833 (Flynn Farm, Mansion, and Barn)
Des Moines
56 Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School
Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School
May 30, 1974
(#74000805)
Fort Des Moines Military Reservation
41°31′25″N 93°37′11″W / 41.523611°N 93.619722°W / 41.523611; -93.619722 (Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School)
Des Moines
57 Franklin Apartments
Franklin Apartments
October 25, 1996
(#96001142)
1811 6th Ave.
41°36′40″N 93°37′30″W / 41.611111°N 93.625°W / 41.611111; -93.625 (Franklin Apartments)
Des Moines
58 Rees Gabriel House
Rees Gabriel House
December 21, 1978
(#78001250)
1701 Pennsylvania Ave.
41°36′33″N 93°36′34″W / 41.609167°N 93.609444°W / 41.609167; -93.609444 (Rees Gabriel House)
Des Moines
59 Goddard Bungalow Court Historic District
Goddard Bungalow Court Historic District
November 21, 2000
(#00000930)
1410-21 Goddard Court and 1232 14th St.
41°36′05″N 93°38′09″W / 41.601389°N 93.635833°W / 41.601389; -93.635833 (Goddard Bungalow Court Historic District)
Des Moines
60 Lowry W. and Hattie N. Goode First North Des Moines House
Lowry W. and Hattie N. Goode First North Des Moines House
October 22, 1998
(#98001280)
1813 7th St.
41°36′40″N 93°37′35″W / 41.611111°N 93.626389°W / 41.611111; -93.626389 (Lowry W. and Hattie N. Goode First North Des Moines House)
Des Moines
61 Grand View College (Old Main)
Grand View College (Old Main)
May 23, 1978
(#78001252)
1200 Grandview Ave.
41°37′15″N 93°36′15″W / 41.620833°N 93.604167°W / 41.620833; -93.604167 (Grand View College (Old Main))
Des Moines
62 Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George
Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George
February 28, 1997
(#97000101)
1118 35th St.
41°35′55″N 93°39′49″W / 41.598611°N 93.663611°W / 41.598611; -93.663611 (Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George)
Des Moines
63 Greenwood Park Plats Historic District
Greenwood Park Plats Historic District
April 24, 2013
(#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 / 41.588034; -93.671751 (Greenwood Park Plats Historic District)
Des Moines
64 Grocers Wholesale Company Building
Grocers Wholesale Company Building
April 25, 2008
(#08000330)
22 W. 9th St.
41°34′59″N 93°37′41″W / 41.58298°N 93.62792°W / 41.58298; -93.62792 (Grocers Wholesale Company Building)
Des Moines Built in 1906.
65 F.E. Haley Double House
F.E. Haley Double House
October 22, 1998
(#98001278)
1233-1235 7th St.
41°36′06″N 93°37′35″W / 41.601667°N 93.626389°W / 41.601667; -93.626389 (F.E. Haley Double House)
Des Moines
66 Hallett Flat-Rawson & Co. Apartment Building
Hallett Flat-Rawson & Co. Apartment Building
December 1, 2000
(#00001456)
1301-1307 Locust St.
41°35′06″N 93°38′01″W / 41.585°N 93.633611°W / 41.585; -93.633611 (Hallett Flat-Rawson & Co. Apartment Building)
Des Moines Built in 1906.
67 L. Harbach and Sons Furniture Warehouse and Factory Complex
L. Harbach and Sons Furniture Warehouse and Factory Complex
December 21, 2015
(#15000918)
300-316 SW. 5th St.
41°34′52″N 93°37′18″W / 41.581062°N 93.621532°W / 41.581062; -93.621532 (L. Harbach and Sons Furniture Warehouse and Factory Complex)
Des Moines
68 Dr. John B. and Anna M. Hatton House
Dr. John B. and Anna M. Hatton House
April 23, 1998
(#98000408)
1730 7th St.
41°36′37″N 93°37′38″W / 41.610278°N 93.627222°W / 41.610278; -93.627222 (Dr. John B. and Anna M. Hatton House)
Des Moines
69 Hawkeye Insurance Company Building
Hawkeye Insurance Company Building
April 28, 1986
(#86000874)
209 4th St.
41°35′08″N 93°37′17″W / 41.585556°N 93.621389°W / 41.585556; -93.621389 (Hawkeye Insurance Company Building)
Des Moines Built in 1868.
70 Hawkeye Transfer Company Warehouse
March 22, 2010
(#10000077)
702 Elm St.
41°34′50″N 93°37′28″W / 41.580644°N 93.624369°W / 41.580644; -93.624369 (Hawkeye Transfer Company Warehouse)
Des Moines
71 William B. Hayes House
William B. Hayes House
October 25, 1996
(#96001140)
1547 Arlington Ave.
41°36′27″N 93°37′18″W / 41.6075°N 93.621667°W / 41.6075; -93.621667 (William B. Hayes House)
Des Moines
72 Allen Hazen Water Tower
Allen Hazen Water Tower
August 11, 2004
(#04000819)
4800 Hickman Rd.
41°36′59″N 93°41′01″W / 41.616389°N 93.683611°W / 41.616389; -93.683611 (Allen Hazen Water Tower)
Des Moines
73 Henshie-Briggs Row House
Henshie-Briggs Row House
August 8, 2001
(#01000855)
1106 High St.
41°35′12″N 93°37′58″W / 41.586667°N 93.632778°W / 41.586667; -93.632778 (Henshie-Briggs Row House)
Des Moines
74 Herndon Hall
Herndon Hall
July 27, 1977
(#77000547)
2000 Grand Ave.
41°35′03″N 93°38′39″W / 41.584167°N 93.644167°W / 41.584167; -93.644167 (Herndon Hall)
Des Moines
75 Herring Motor Car Company Building
Herring Motor Car Company Building
December 6, 2004
(#04001325)
110 W. 10th St.
41°35′03″N 93°37′45″W / 41.584167°N 93.629167°W / 41.584167; -93.629167 (Herring Motor Car Company Building)
Des Moines Built in 1912.
76 Herrold Bridge
Herrold Bridge
May 15, 1998
(#98000490)
NW. 88th Ave. over Beaver Creek
41°43′19″N 93°44′59″W / 41.721944°N 93.749722°W / 41.721944; -93.749722 (Herrold Bridge)
Herrold
77 Highland Park Historic Business District at Euclid and Sixth Avenues
Highland Park Historic Business District at Euclid and Sixth Avenues
July 15, 1998
(#98000867)
Roughly the junction of Euclid and 6th Aves.
41°37′42″N 93°37′27″W / 41.628333°N 93.624167°W / 41.628333; -93.624167 (Highland Park Historic Business District at Euclid and Sixth Avenues)
Des Moines
78 Hohberger Building
Hohberger Building
September 12, 2002
(#02001019)
502-506 E. Locust St.
41°35′24″N 93°36′39″W / 41.59°N 93.610833°W / 41.59; -93.610833 (Hohberger Building)
Des Moines Built in 1898.
79 Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Des Moines Building
January 24, 2017
(#100000561)
601 Grand Avenue
41°35′17″N 93°37′33″W / 41.588029°N 93.625767°W / 41.588029; -93.625767 (Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Des Moines Building)
Des Moines
80 Home of Marshall's Horseradish
Home of Marshall's Horseradish
October 22, 1998
(#98001285)
1546 2nd Place
41°36′27″N 93°37′14″W / 41.6075°N 93.620556°W / 41.6075; -93.620556 (Home of Marshall's Horseradish)
Des Moines
81 Homestead Building
Homestead Building
March 5, 1982
(#82002635)
303 Locust St.
41°35′16″N 93°37′17″W / 41.587778°N 93.621389°W / 41.587778; -93.621389 (Homestead Building)
Des Moines Built in 1893.
82 Hotel Fort Des Moines
Hotel Fort Des Moines
September 16, 1982
(#82002636)
10th and Walnut Sts.
41°35′03″N 93°37′46″W / 41.584167°N 93.629444°W / 41.584167; -93.629444 (Hotel Fort Des Moines)
Des Moines Built in 1919.
83 Hotel Kirkwood
Hotel Kirkwood
December 10, 2003
(#03001256)
400 Walnut St.
41°35′15″N 93°36′33″W / 41.5875°N 93.609167°W / 41.5875; -93.609167 (Hotel Kirkwood)
Des Moines Built in 1930.
84 Hotel Randolph
Hotel Randolph
June 11, 2009
(#09000403)
200-204 4th St.
41°35′06″N 93°37′18″W / 41.58505°N 93.621678°W / 41.58505; -93.621678 (Hotel Randolph)
Des Moines Built in 1911.
85 Hubbell Building
Hubbell Building
August 11, 2004
(#04000818)
904 Walnut St.
41°35′08″N 93°37′43″W / 41.585556°N 93.628611°W / 41.585556; -93.628611 (Hubbell Building)
Des Moines Built in 1913.
86 Hubbell Warehouse
Hubbell Warehouse
November 12, 2010
(#10000894)
340 SW 5th St.
41°34′50″N 93°37′17″W / 41.580556°N 93.621389°W / 41.580556; -93.621389 (Hubbell Warehouse)
Des Moines Architectural Legacy of Proudfoot & Bird in Iowa MPS
87 Ingersoll Place Plat Historic District
Ingersoll Place Plat Historic District
November 21, 2000
(#00000931)
28th, Linden, and High Sts.
41°35′14″N 93°39′11″W / 41.587222°N 93.653056°W / 41.587222; -93.653056 (Ingersoll Place Plat Historic District)
Des Moines
88 Iowa Commission for the Blind Building
Iowa Commission for the Blind Building
July 1, 2010
(#09000714)
524 4th St.
41°35′20″N 93°37′22″W / 41.588889°N 93.622778°W / 41.588889; -93.622778 (Iowa Commission for the Blind Building)
Des Moines
89 Iowa State Capitol
Iowa State Capitol
October 21, 1976
(#76000799)
Grand Ave. and E. 12th St.
41°35′27″N 93°36′15″W / 41.590833°N 93.604167°W / 41.590833; -93.604167 (Iowa State Capitol)
Des Moines Built in 1884-1886.
90 Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District
Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District
September 14, 1987
(#87000014)
E. 30th St. and Grand Ave.
41°35′43″N 93°32′58″W / 41.595278°N 93.549444°W / 41.595278; -93.549444 (Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District)
Des Moines
91 Iowa State Historical Building
Iowa State Historical Building
November 14, 1978
(#78001251)
E. 12th and Grand Ave.
41°35′34″N 93°36′09″W / 41.592778°N 93.6025°W / 41.592778; -93.6025 (Iowa State Historical Building)
Des Moines
92 Iowa-Des Moines National Bank Building
Iowa-Des Moines National Bank Building
July 10, 1979
(#79000924)
520 Walnut St.
41°35′08″N 93°37′27″W / 41.585556°N 93.624167°W / 41.585556; -93.624167 (Iowa-Des Moines National Bank Building)
Des Moines
93 Capt. Nicholas W. and Emma Johnson House
Capt. Nicholas W. and Emma Johnson House
December 6, 1990
(#90001854)
Junction of 21st St. and University Ave.
41°36′00″N 93°38′42″W / 41.6°N 93.645°W / 41.6; -93.645 (Capt. Nicholas W. and Emma Johnson House)
Des Moines
94 Dr. Anna E. and Andrew A. Johnstone House
Dr. Anna E. and Andrew A. Johnstone House
October 25, 1996
(#96001152)
1830 8th St.
41°36′40″N 93°37′41″W / 41.611111°N 93.628056°W / 41.611111; -93.628056 (Dr. Anna E. and Andrew A. Johnstone House)
Des Moines
95 G.W. Jones Building
June 14, 2016
(#16000364)
1430 Locust St.
41°35′04″N 93°38′10″W / 41.584473°N 93.636109°W / 41.584473; -93.636109 (G.W. Jones Building)
Des Moines
96 Jordan House
Jordan House
December 10, 1973
(#73000738)
2251 Fuller Rd.
41°33′36″N 93°44′05″W / 41.56°N 93.734722°W / 41.56; -93.734722 (Jordan House)
West Des Moines
97 Rev. R.W. and Fannie E. Keeler House
Rev. R.W. and Fannie E. Keeler House
November 4, 1993
(#93001184)
1430 10th St.
41°36′21″N 93°37′50″W / 41.605833°N 93.630556°W / 41.605833; -93.630556 (Rev. R.W. and Fannie E. Keeler House)
Des Moines
98 Kingman Place Historic District
Kingman Place Historic District
November 21, 2000
(#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 / 41.601111; -93.651111 (Kingman Place Historic District)
Des Moines
99 Francis M. Kirkham House
Francis M. Kirkham House
September 8, 1988
(#88001328)
1026 24th St.
41°35′45″N 93°38′58″W / 41.595833°N 93.649444°W / 41.595833; -93.649444 (Francis M. Kirkham House)
Des Moines
100 Nellie and Thomas Knotts House
Nellie and Thomas Knotts House
September 8, 1988
(#88001333)
1021 26th St.
41°35′44″N 93°39′05″W / 41.595556°N 93.651389°W / 41.595556; -93.651389 (Nellie and Thomas Knotts House)
Des Moines
101 Kromer Flats
Kromer Flats
October 25, 1996
(#96001151)
1433-1439 6th Ave.
41°36′17″N 93°37′31″W / 41.604722°N 93.625278°W / 41.604722; -93.625278 (Kromer Flats)
Des Moines
102 The Lexington
The Lexington
December 12, 1976
(#76000800)
1721 Pleasant St.
41°35′24″N 93°38′26″W / 41.59°N 93.640556°W / 41.59; -93.640556 (The Lexington)
Des Moines
103 Liberty Building
Liberty Building
July 22, 2010
(#10000488)
418 Sixth Ave.
41°35′15″N 93°37′32″W / 41.5875°N 93.625556°W / 41.5875; -93.625556 (Liberty Building)
Des Moines Architectural Legacy of Proudfoot & Bird in Iowa MPS
104 Linden Heights Historic District
Linden Heights Historic District
December 10, 2003
(#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 / 41.573611; -93.676389 (Linden Heights Historic District)
Des Moines
105 Richard T.C. Lord and William V. Wilcox House
Richard T.C. Lord and William V. Wilcox House
September 8, 1988
(#88001336)
2416 Kingman Boulevard
41°35′46″N 93°39′01″W / 41.596111°N 93.650278°W / 41.596111; -93.650278 (Richard T.C. Lord and William V. Wilcox House)
Des Moines
106 Mack-International Motor Truck Corporation Building
January 17, 2017
(#100000488)
121 12th St.
41°35′00″N 93°37′53″W / 41.583223°N 93.631521°W / 41.583223; -93.631521 (Mack-International Motor Truck Corporation Building)
Des Moines
107 Mahnke House
Mahnke House
October 13, 1983
(#83003622)
2707 High St.
41°35′14″N 93°39′12″W / 41.587222°N 93.653333°W / 41.587222; -93.653333 (Mahnke House)
Des Moines
108 The Maine
The Maine
October 25, 1996
(#96001143)
1635 6th Ave.
41°36′34″N 93°37′30″W / 41.609444°N 93.625°W / 41.609444; -93.625 (The Maine)
Des Moines
109 Maish House
Maish House
April 11, 1977
(#77000548)
1623 Center St.
41°35′31″N 93°38′23″W / 41.591944°N 93.639722°W / 41.591944; -93.639722 (Maish House)
Des Moines
110 Masonic Temple of Des Moines
Masonic Temple of Des Moines
August 29, 1997
(#97000961)
1011 Locust St.
41°35′09″N 93°37′47″W / 41.585833°N 93.629722°W / 41.585833; -93.629722 (Masonic Temple of Des Moines)
Des Moines Built in 1913.
111 Minnie Y. and Frank P. Mattes House
Minnie Y. and Frank P. Mattes House
December 16, 2009
(#09001090)
1305 34th St.
41°36′09″N 93°39′46″W / 41.602411°N 93.662811°W / 41.602411; -93.662811 (Minnie Y. and Frank P. Mattes House)
Des Moines
112 Methodist Deaconess Institute—Esther Hall
Methodist Deaconess Institute—Esther Hall
March 4, 2009
(#09000067)
921 Pleasant Street
41°35′21″N 93°37′50″W / 41.589142°N 93.63055°W / 41.589142; -93.63055 (Methodist Deaconess Institute—Esther Hall)
Des Moines 1921
113 Middlesex Plat Historic District
Middlesex Plat Historic District
November 21, 2000
(#00000932)
Center St. to Woodland Ave., 31st to 35th Sts.
41°35′44″N 93°39′39″W / 41.595556°N 93.660833°W / 41.595556; -93.660833 (Middlesex Plat Historic District)
Des Moines
114 Municipal Building
Municipal Building
November 10, 1977
(#77000549)
E. 1st and Locust Sts.
41°35′21″N 93°36′58″W / 41.589167°N 93.616111°W / 41.589167; -93.616111 (Municipal Building)
Des Moines Built in 1909-1910.
115 Murillo Flats
Murillo Flats
June 9, 2009
(#09000404)
605 16th St.
41°35′14″N 93°38′20″W / 41.587283°N 93.638881°W / 41.587283; -93.638881 (Murillo Flats)
Des Moines Built in 1903.
116 National Biscuit Company Building
National Biscuit Company Building
May 6, 2009
(#09000273)
1001 Cherry St.
41°34′59″N 93°37′45″W / 41.58295°N 93.629264°W / 41.58295; -93.629264 (National Biscuit Company Building)
Des Moines Built in 1906.
117 Naylor House
Naylor House
July 10, 1974
(#74000806)
944 W. 9th St.
41°35′41″N 93°37′45″W / 41.594722°N 93.629167°W / 41.594722; -93.629167 (Naylor House)
Des Moines
118 The New Lawn
The New Lawn
October 25, 1996
(#96001150)
1245 6th Ave.
41°36′06″N 93°37′30″W / 41.601667°N 93.625°W / 41.601667; -93.625 (The New Lawn)
Des Moines
119 Newens Sanitary Dairy Historic District
Newens Sanitary Dairy Historic District
December 17, 2003
(#03000062)
2225 and 2300-2312 University Ave.
41°36′01″N 93°38′52″W / 41.600278°N 93.647778°W / 41.600278; -93.647778 (Newens Sanitary Dairy Historic District)
Des Moines
120 Norman Apartment Building
Norman Apartment Building
September 8, 1988
(#88001327)
3103 University Ave.
41°36′02″N 93°39′34″W / 41.600556°N 93.659444°W / 41.600556; -93.659444 (Norman Apartment Building)
Des Moines
121 Northwestern Hotel
Northwestern Hotel
January 12, 1984
(#84001300)
321 E. Walnut
41°35′17″N 93°36′43″W / 41.588056°N 93.611944°W / 41.588056; -93.611944 (Northwestern Hotel)
Des Moines
122 The Oaklands Historic District
The Oaklands Historic District
October 25, 1996
(#96001155)
Oakland and Arlington Aves. between Franklin and College Aves.
41°36′34″N 93°37′22″W / 41.609444°N 93.622778°W / 41.609444; -93.622778 (The Oaklands Historic District)
Des Moines
123 F. F. Odenweller-James P. and Nettie Morey House
F. F. Odenweller-James P. and Nettie Morey House
November 1, 1988
(#88001337)
1115 27th St.
41°36′08″N 93°39′26″W / 41.602222°N 93.657222°W / 41.602222; -93.657222 (F. F. Odenweller-James P. and Nettie Morey House)
Des Moines
124 Owl's Head Historic District
Owl's Head Historic District
October 11, 1978
(#78001253)
Ridge Rd., Forest Dr., and 28th and 29th Sts.
41°34′57″N 93°39′18″W / 41.5825°N 93.655°W / 41.5825; -93.655 (Owl's Head Historic District)
Des Moines
125 George B. Peak House
George B. Peak House
November 14, 1978
(#78001254)
1080 22nd St.
41°35′52″N 93°38′48″W / 41.597778°N 93.646667°W / 41.597778; -93.646667 (George B. Peak House)
Des Moines
126 Perry and Brainard Block
Perry and Brainard Block
October 25, 1996
(#96001149)
1601 6th Ave.
41°36′29″N 93°37′31″W / 41.608056°N 93.625278°W / 41.608056; -93.625278 (Perry and Brainard Block)
Des Moines Built in 1888.
127 Plymouth Place
Plymouth Place
April 14, 2015
(#15000140)
4111 Ingersoll Ave.
41°35′13″N 93°40′25″W / 41.586934°N 93.673579°W / 41.586934; -93.673579 (Plymouth Place)
Des Moines
128 Polk County Courthouse
Polk County Courthouse
April 30, 1979
(#79000925)
6th and Mulberry Sts.
41°35′05″N 93°37′23″W / 41.584722°N 93.623056°W / 41.584722; -93.623056 (Polk County Courthouse)
Des Moines Built in 1900.
129 Polk County Homestead and Trust Company Addition Historic District
October 4, 2016
(#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 / 41.609438; -93.627500 (Polk County Homestead and Trust Company Addition Historic District)
Des Moines
130 Prospect Park Second Plat Historic District
Prospect Park Second Plat Historic District
April 23, 1998
(#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 / 41.6125; -93.6275 (Prospect Park Second Plat Historic District)
Des Moines
131 Public Library of Des Moines
Public Library of Des Moines
July 25, 1977
(#77000550)
Locust St.
41°35′15″N 93°37′07″W / 41.5875°N 93.618611°W / 41.5875; -93.618611 (Public Library of Des Moines)
Des Moines Built in 1903.
132 Register and Tribune Building
June 21, 2016
(#16000385)
715 Locust St.
41°35′12″N 93°37′38″W / 41.586676°N 93.627179°W / 41.586676; -93.627179 (Register and Tribune Building)
Des Moines
133 Anson O. Reynolds House
Anson O. Reynolds House
September 8, 1988
(#88001331)
1022 26th St.
41°35′44″N 93°39′07″W / 41.595556°N 93.651944°W / 41.595556; -93.651944 (Anson O. Reynolds House)
Des Moines
134 Seth Richards Commercial Block
March 11, 2005
(#01001460)
300-310 Court Ave.
41°35′07″N 93°36′30″W / 41.585278°N 93.608333°W / 41.585278; -93.608333 (Seth Richards Commercial Block)
Des Moines Built in 1889.
135 Riverview Park Plat Historic District
Riverview Park Plat Historic District
October 25, 1996
(#96001157)
Arlington Ave. between Franklin and 6th Aves.
41°36′43″N 93°37′24″W / 41.611944°N 93.623333°W / 41.611944; -93.623333 (Riverview Park Plat Historic District)
Des Moines
136 Ralph Rollins House
Ralph Rollins House
November 14, 1978
(#78001255)
2801 Fleur Dr.
41°33′36″N 93°38′38″W / 41.56°N 93.643889°W / 41.56; -93.643889 (Ralph Rollins House)
Des Moines
137 Rumely-Des Moines Drug Company Building
Rumely-Des Moines Drug Company Building
November 16, 1989
(#89002008)
110 SW. 4th St.
41°34′58″N 93°37′16″W / 41.582778°N 93.621111°W / 41.582778; -93.621111 (Rumely-Des Moines Drug Company Building)
Des Moines Built in 1903.
138 St. Ambrose Cathedral and Rectory
St. Ambrose Cathedral and Rectory
March 30, 1979
(#79000927)
607 High St.
41°35′19″N 93°37′32″W / 41.588611°N 93.625556°W / 41.588611; -93.625556 (St. Ambrose Cathedral and Rectory)
Des Moines Built in 1891.
139 Saint John's Roman Catholic Church
Saint John's Roman Catholic Church
September 8, 1987
(#87001497)
1915 University Ave.
41°35′30″N 93°38′35″W / 41.591667°N 93.643056°W / 41.591667; -93.643056 (Saint John's Roman Catholic Church)
Des Moines
140 St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
March 31, 2010
(#10000129)
815 High St.
41°35′17″N 93°37′44″W / 41.588042°N 93.629°W / 41.588042; -93.629 (St. Paul's Episcopal Church)
Des Moines
141 Salisbury House
Salisbury House
July 20, 1977
(#77000551)
4025 Tonawanda Dr.
41°34′46″N 93°40′17″W / 41.579444°N 93.671389°W / 41.579444; -93.671389 (Salisbury House)
Des Moines Built in 1927-1928.
142 Sargent's Garage
Sargent's Garage
October 22, 1998
(#98001276)
510 College Ave.
41°36′27″N 93°37′31″W / 41.6075°N 93.625278°W / 41.6075; -93.625278 (Sargent's Garage)
Des Moines
143 Savery Hotel
Savery Hotel
November 5, 1998
(#98001324)
401 Locust St.
41°35′15″N 93°37′22″W / 41.5875°N 93.622778°W / 41.5875; -93.622778 (Savery Hotel)
Des Moines Built in 1919.
144 Julius Scheibe Cottage
Julius Scheibe Cottage
October 22, 1998
(#98001281)
815 College Ave.
41°36′28″N 93°37′42″W / 41.607778°N 93.628333°W / 41.607778; -93.628333 (Julius Scheibe Cottage)
Des Moines
145 Schmitt and Henry Manufacturing Company
Schmitt and Henry Manufacturing Company
March 17, 2010
(#10000078)
309 SW 8th St.
41°34′50″N 93°37′31″W / 41.580683°N 93.625303°W / 41.580683; -93.625303 (Schmitt and Henry Manufacturing Company)
Des Moines
146 Mary A. and Caleb D. Scott House
Mary A. and Caleb D. Scott House
September 8, 1988
(#88001332)
1014 26th St.
41°35′44″N 93°39′07″W / 41.595556°N 93.651944°W / 41.595556; -93.651944 (Mary A. and Caleb D. Scott House)
Des Moines
147 Scottish Rite Consistory Building
Scottish Rite Consistory Building
February 9, 1983
(#83000399)
6th Ave. and Park St.
41°35′29″N 93°37′30″W / 41.591389°N 93.625°W / 41.591389; -93.625 (Scottish Rite Consistory Building)
Des Moines 1926-27
148 Sherman Hill Historic District
Sherman Hill Historic District
January 25, 1979
(#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 / 41.591111; -93.640278 (Sherman Hill Historic District)
Des Moines Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase and decrease of March 7, 2012
149 Hoyt Sherman Place
Hoyt Sherman Place
September 19, 1977
(#77000552)
1501 Woodland Ave.
41°35′19″N 93°38′16″W / 41.588611°N 93.637778°W / 41.588611; -93.637778 (Hoyt Sherman Place)
Des Moines
150 Lampson P. Sherman House
Lampson P. Sherman House
September 8, 1988
(#88001335)
1052 26th St.
41°35′49″N 93°39′07″W / 41.596944°N 93.651944°W / 41.596944; -93.651944 (Lampson P. Sherman House)
Des Moines
151 John P. Simmons House
John P. Simmons House
November 1, 1988
(#88001339)
1113 27th St.
41°36′08″N 93°39′24″W / 41.602222°N 93.656667°W / 41.602222; -93.656667 (John P. Simmons House)
Des Moines
152 Sixth and Forest Historic District
Sixth and Forest Historic District
October 25, 1996
(#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 / 41.604722; -93.625556 (Sixth and Forest Historic District)
Des Moines
153 David W. Smouse Opportunity School
David W. Smouse Opportunity School
October 24, 2002
(#02001251)
2820 Center St.
41°35′29″N 93°39′17″W / 41.591389°N 93.654722°W / 41.591389; -93.654722 (David W. Smouse Opportunity School)
Des Moines
154 Southeast Water Trough
Southeast Water Trough
October 8, 1976
(#76000801)
SE. 11th and Scott St.
41°34′58″N 93°35′58″W / 41.582778°N 93.599444°W / 41.582778; -93.599444 (Southeast Water Trough)
Des Moines
155 Southwest Fifth St. Bridge
Southwest Fifth St. Bridge
May 15, 1998
(#98000487)
SW. 5th St. over the Raccoon River
41°34′37″N 93°37′10″W / 41.576944°N 93.619444°W / 41.576944; -93.619444 (Southwest Fifth St. Bridge)
Des Moines
156 Standard Glass and Paint Company Building
Standard Glass and Paint Company Building
December 6, 2004
(#04001323)
112 10th St.
41°35′02″N 93°37′42″W / 41.583889°N 93.628333°W / 41.583889; -93.628333 (Standard Glass and Paint Company Building)
Des Moines
157 Samuel A. and Margaret Stevenson House
Samuel A. and Margaret Stevenson House
January 3, 1985
(#85000008)
2940 Cottage Grove Ave.
41°35′54″N 93°39′31″W / 41.598333°N 93.658611°W / 41.598333; -93.658611 (Samuel A. and Margaret Stevenson House)
Des Moines
158 Thomas I. Stoner House
Thomas I. Stoner House
February 12, 1992
(#92000006)
1030 56th St.
41°35′47″N 93°41′37″W / 41.596389°N 93.693611°W / 41.596389; -93.693611 (Thomas I. Stoner House)
Des Moines
159 Dr. Richard and Paulina Stuart House
Dr. Richard and Paulina Stuart House
September 8, 1988
(#88001330)
1060 25th St.
41°35′50″N 93°39′03″W / 41.597222°N 93.650833°W / 41.597222; -93.650833 (Dr. Richard and Paulina Stuart House)
Des Moines
160 Studebaker Corporation Branch Office Building
Studebaker Corporation Branch Office Building
December 15, 2015
(#15000895)
1436–1442 Locust St.
41°35′03″N 93°38′11″W / 41.584127°N 93.636323°W / 41.584127; -93.636323 (Studebaker Corporation Branch Office Building)
Des Moines
161 Sylvan Theater Historic District
Sylvan Theater Historic District
August 15, 1995
(#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 / 41.580556; -93.68 (Sylvan Theater Historic District)
Des Moines
162 Syndicate Block
Syndicate Block
October 1, 2001
(#01001059)
501 E. Locust
41°35′22″N 93°36′38″W / 41.589444°N 93.610556°W / 41.589444; -93.610556 (Syndicate Block)
Des Moines Built in 1883.
163 Taft-West Warehouse
Taft-West Warehouse
December 20, 2006
(#06001162)
216-222 Court Ave.
41°35′06″N 93°37′17″W / 41.585°N 93.621389°W / 41.585; -93.621389 (Taft-West Warehouse)
Des Moines Built in 1922.
164 Teachout Building
Teachout Building
April 29, 1999
(#99000491)
500-502 E. Locust St.
41°35′24″N 93°36′39″W / 41.59°N 93.610833°W / 41.59; -93.610833 (Teachout Building)
Des Moines Built in 1912.
165 Terrace Hill
Terrace Hill
June 14, 1972
(#72000480)
2300 Grand Ave.
41°35′00″N 93°38′56″W / 41.583333°N 93.648889°W / 41.583333; -93.648889 (Terrace Hill)
Des Moines Declared a National Historic Landmark on July 31, 2003
166 Theodore Roosevelt High School
Theodore Roosevelt High School
October 24, 2002
(#02001234)
4419 Center St.
41°35′34″N 93°40′45″W / 41.592778°N 93.679167°W / 41.592778; -93.679167 (Theodore Roosevelt High School)
Des Moines
167 Trent-Beaver House
Trent-Beaver House
October 25, 1996
(#96001145)
1802 6th Ave.
41°36′42″N 93°37′30″W / 41.611667°N 93.625°W / 41.611667; -93.625 (Trent-Beaver House)
Des Moines
168 Paul J. and Ida Trier House
Paul J. and Ida Trier House
November 9, 1988
(#88002148)
6880 N.W. Beaver Dr.
41°41′10″N 93°41′21″W / 41.686111°N 93.689167°W / 41.686111; -93.689167 (Paul J. and Ida Trier House)
Johnston
169 Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
April 23, 1998
(#98000380)
1548 8th St.
41°36′28″N 93°37′42″W / 41.607778°N 93.628333°W / 41.607778; -93.628333 (Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church)
Des Moines
170 Susie P. Turner Double House
Susie P. Turner Double House
October 22, 1998
(#98001284)
1420-1422 8th St.
41°36′17″N 93°37′41″W / 41.604722°N 93.628056°W / 41.604722; -93.628056 (Susie P. Turner Double House)
Des Moines
171 U.S. Post Office
U.S. Post Office
November 19, 1974
(#74002323)
2nd and Walnut Sts.
41°35′13″N 93°37′10″W / 41.58684°N 93.61948°W / 41.58684; -93.61948 (U.S. Post Office)
Des Moines
172 Universalist Church
Universalist Church
September 6, 2005
(#05000253)
420 4th St.
41°40′16″N 93°21′41″W / 41.671111°N 93.361389°W / 41.671111; -93.361389 (Universalist Church)
Mitchellville
173 Mrs. Marian D. Vail-Prof. Charles Noyes Kinney House
November 1, 1988
(#88001340)
1318 27th St.
41°36′10″N 93°39′13″W / 41.602778°N 93.653611°W / 41.602778; -93.653611 (Mrs. Marian D. Vail-Prof. Charles Noyes Kinney House)
Des Moines
174 Valley Junction-West Des Moines City Hall and Engine House
Valley Junction-West Des Moines City Hall and Engine House
February 17, 1983
(#83000400)
137 5th St.
41°34′15″N 93°42′29″W / 41.570833°N 93.708056°W / 41.570833; -93.708056 (Valley Junction-West Des Moines City Hall and Engine House)
West Des Moines Built in 1905.
175 Veneman's Bungalow Court Historic District
Veneman's Bungalow Court Historic District
November 21, 2000
(#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 / 41.600833; -93.606944 (Veneman's Bungalow Court Historic District)
Des Moines
176 Henry Wallace House
Henry Wallace House
May 14, 1993
(#93000412)
756 16th St.
41°35′29″N 93°38′23″W / 41.591389°N 93.639722°W / 41.591389; -93.639722 (Henry Wallace House)
Des Moines
177 Walnut Tire and Battery Co.-Globe Publishing Company Building
January 17, 2017
(#100000489)
1417-1425 Walnut St.
41°35′01″N 93°38′08″W / 41.583612°N 93.635492°W / 41.583612; -93.635492 (Walnut Tire and Battery Co.-Globe Publishing Company Building)
Des Moines
178 Warfield, Pratt, and Howell Company Warehouse
Warfield, Pratt, and Howell Company Warehouse
May 15, 1985
(#85001056)
100 West Court Ave.
41°35′08″N 93°37′04″W / 41.585556°N 93.617778°W / 41.585556; -93.617778 (Warfield, Pratt, and Howell Company Warehouse)
Des Moines
179 Washington and Elizabeth Miller Tract-Center-Soll Community Historic District
January 17, 2017
(#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 / 41.588832; -93.667438 (Washington and Elizabeth Miller Tract-Center-Soll Community Historic District)
Des Moines
180 Charles H. and Lena May Weitz House
Charles H. and Lena May Weitz House
October 22, 1998
(#98001282)
1424 5th Ave.
41°36′16″N 93°37′27″W / 41.604444°N 93.624167°W / 41.604444; -93.624167 (Charles H. and Lena May Weitz House)
Des Moines
181 West Chester
West Chester
January 19, 1984
(#84001304)
3520 Grand Ave.
41°35′02″N 93°39′52″W / 41.583889°N 93.664444°W / 41.583889; -93.664444 (West Chester)
Des Moines
182 West Ninth Streetcar Line Historic District
West Ninth Streetcar Line Historic District
April 23, 1998
(#98000377)
W. 9th St. from University Ave. to Hickman Rd.
41°36′23″N 93°37′47″W / 41.606389°N 93.629722°W / 41.606389; -93.629722 (West Ninth Streetcar Line Historic District)
Des Moines
183 Wherry Block
Wherry Block
October 22, 1998
(#98001283)
1600-1602 6th Ave.
41°36′28″N 93°37′33″W / 41.607778°N 93.625833°W / 41.607778; -93.625833 (Wherry Block)
Des Moines Built in 1887.
184 Woodland Place Historic District
Woodland Place Historic District
November 21, 2000
(#00000927)
25th to 27th St. to Woodland Ave.
41°35′24″N 93°39′06″W / 41.59°N 93.651667°W / 41.59; -93.651667 (Woodland Place Historic District)
Des Moines
185 Youngerman Block
Youngerman Block
June 10, 2009
(#09000405)
206-208 4th St.
41°35′07″N 93°37′18″W / 41.585392°N 93.6218°W / 41.585392; -93.6218 (Youngerman Block)
Des Moines Built in 1876.
186 Younker Brothers Department Store
Younker Brothers Department Store
March 17, 2010
(#10000079)
713 Walnut St.
41°35′09″N 93°37′36″W / 41.585783°N 93.626558°W / 41.585783; -93.626558 (Younker Brothers Department Store)
Des Moines

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 Bankers Trust Building
April 22, 1976
(#76000798)
Unknown
605 Locust St.
Des Moines
2 Des Moines Rapid Transit Company Carbarn
September 8, 1978
(#78001249)
Unknown
24th and Ingersoll Ave.
Des Moines
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