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National Register of Historic Places Properties
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's cultural resources worthy of preservation. Authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic and archeological resources. The National Register is administered by the National Park Service under the Secretary of the Interior. Properties listed 
in the National Register include districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. These resources contribute to an understanding of the historical and cultural foundations of the Nation.
Listed below are all the properties in Polk County listed on the National Register (Revised May 13, 2003).

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Local Historic Districts

Local Landmarks

Resource Name Address City
Listed
Abraham Lincoln High School 2600 SW 9th St. Des Moines
10/24/2002
Ainsworth, William W. and Elizabeth J., House 1310 7th St. Des Moines
10/22/1998
Andrews, Josiah, House 1128 27th St. Des Moines
11/1/1988
Ashby Manor Historic District Roughly bounded by Beaver Ave. and Ashby Park Des Moines
9/4/1992
Ayrshire Apartments 1815 6th Ave. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Bailey, William H. and Alice, House 1810 6th Ave. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Baker, C. H., Double House 1700--1702 6th Ave. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Bartlett, Walter M., Double House 1416-1418 6th Ave. Des Moines
10/22/1998
Bates Park Historic District 4th St. between Orchard and Clark Sts. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Baum, William A. and Etta, Cottage 1604 8th St. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Beeson, Byron A., House 1503 5th Ave. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Bell, Hill McClelland, House 1091 26th St. Des Moines
11/1/1988
Benham, F. A., House 716 19th. St. Des Moines
11/5/1998
Burns United Methodist Church 811 Crocker St. Des Moines
6/15/1977
Burnstein--Malin Grocery 1241 6th Ave. Des Moines
10/22/1998
Camp Dodge Pool District Buildings A22--A24, Camp Dodge Johnston
2/17/1995
Carpenter, James Sansom, House 3320 Kinsey Ave. Des Moines
4/23/1998
Case, Larnerd, House 3111 Easton Blvd. Des Moines
6/21/1982
Chaffee--Hunter House 1821 8th St. Des Moines
10/22/1998
Chautauqua Park Historic District Roughly bounded by 16th St., Hickman Rd., and Chautauqua Pkwy. Des Moines
3/22/1990
Civic Center Historic District Des Moines River, Center St. Dam to Scott Ave. Dam, including both banks Des Moines
12/7/1988
College Corner Commercial Historic Business District Euclid Ave., between Second and Third Aves. Des Moines
4/23/1998
Court Avenue Bridge Court Ave. over Des Moines R. Des Moines
5/15/1998
Crane Building 1440 Walnut Des Moines
8/30/2001
Crawford House 2203 Grand Ave. Des Moines
1/27/1983
Cummins, Albert Baird, House 2404 Forest Dr. Des Moines
6/30/1982
Darling, Jay Norwood and Genevieve Pendleton, House 2320 Terrace Rd. Des Moines
9/30/1992
Denny, Professor Charles O., House 1084 Twenty-fifth St. Des Moines
9/8/1988
Des Moines Saddlery Company Building 307--311 Court Ave. Des Moines
6/27/1985
Drake University Campus Historic District Roughly two blks. along University Ave. near Twenty-fifth St. Des Moines
9/8/1988
Evans, Edward B. and Nettie E., House 1410 19th St. Des Moines
4/1/2002
Fire Station No. 4 1041 8th St. Des Moines
6/27/1979
First Methodist Episcopal Church 10th and Pleasant Sts. Des Moines
4/12/1984
Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium Iowa State Fairgrounds Des Moines
12/23/1991
Fleming Building 218 6th Ave. Des Moines
5/22/2002
Flynn Farm, Mansion, and Barn 2600 111th St. Des Moines
11/30/1973
Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School Fort Des Moines Military Reservation Des Moines
5/30/1974
Franklin Apartments 1811 6th Ave. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Gabriel, Rees, House 1701 Pennsylvania Ave. Des Moines
12/1/1978
Goddard Bungalow Court Historic District 1410-21 Goddard Court, 1232 14th St. Des Moines
11/21/2000
Goode, Lowry W., and Hattie N., First North Des Moines House 1813 7th St. Des Moines
10/22/1998
Grand View College (Old Main) 1200 Grandview Ave. Des Moines
5/23/1978
Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George 1118 35th St. Des Moines
2/28/1997
Haley, F.E., Double House 1233-1235 7th St. Des Moines
10/22/1998
Hallett Flat--Rawson & Co. Apartment Building 1301-1307 Locust St. Des Moines
12/1/2000
Hatton, Dr. John B. and Anna M., House 1730 7th St. Des Moines
4/23/1998
Hawkeye Insurance Company Building 209 Fourth St. Des Moines
4/28/1986
Hayes, William B., House 1547 Arlington Ave. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Henshie--Briggs Row House 1106 High St. Des Moines
8/8/2001
Herndon Hall 2000 Grand Ave. Des Moines
7/27/1977
Herrold Bridge NW 88th Ave. over Beaver Cr. Herrold
5/15/1998
Highland Park Historic Business District at Euclid and Sixth Avenues Roghly jct. of Euclis Ave. and Sixth Ave. Des Moines
7/15/1998
Hohberger Building 502-506 E. Locust St. Des Moines
9/12/2002
Home of Marshall's Horseradish 1546 2nd Place Des Moines
10/22/1998
Homestead Building 303 Locust St. Des Moines
3/5/1982
Hotel Fort Des Moines 10th and Walnut Sts. Des Moines
9/16/1982
Ingersoll Place Plat Historic District 28th St., Linden and High Sts. Des Moines
11/21/2000
Iowa State Capitol Grand Ave. and E. 12th St. Des Moines
10/21/1976
Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District E. Thirtieth St. and Grand Ave. Des Moines
9/14/1987
Iowa State Historical Building E. 12th and Grand Ave. Des Moines
11/14/1978
Iowa-Des Moines National Bank Building 520 Walnut St. Des Moines
7/10/1979
Johnson, Capt. Nicholas W. and Emma, House Jct. of 21st St. and University Ave. Des Moines
12/6/1990
Johnstone, Dr. Anna E. and Andrew A., House 1810 8th St. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Jordan House 2251 Fuller Rd. West Des Moines
12/10/1973
Keeler, Rev. R. W. and Fannie E., House 1430 10th St. Des Moines
11/4/1993
Kingman Place Historic District 27th to 31st Sts., Kingman Blvd., Rutland St. and Cottage Ave. Des Moines
11/21/2000
Kirkham, Francis M., House 1026 Twenty-fourth St. Des Moines
9/8/1988
Knotts, Nellie and Thomas, House 1021 Twenty-sixth St. Des Moines
9/8/1988
Kromer Flats 1433--1439 6th Ave. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Lexington, The 1721 Pleasant St. Des Moines
12/12/1976
Lord, Richard T. C., and William V. Wilcox House 2416 Kingman Blvd. Des Moines
9/8/1988
Mahnke House 2707 High St. Des Moines
10/13/1983
Maine, The 1635 6th Ave. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Maish House 1623 Center St. Des Moines
4/11/1977
Masonic Temple of Des Moines 1011 Locust St. Des Moines
8/29/1997
Middlesex Plat Historic District Center St. to Woodland Ave., 31st to 35th Sts. Des Moines
11/21/2000
Municipal Building E. 1st and Locust Sts. Des Moines
11/10/1977
Naylor House 944 W. 9th St. Des Moines
7/10/1974
New Lawn, The 1245 6th Ave. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Norman Apartment Building 3103 University Ave. Des Moines
9/8/1988
Northwestern Hotel 321 E. Walnut Des Moines
1/12/1984
Oaklands, The, Historic District Oakland and Arlington Aves. between Franklin and College Aves. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Odenweller, F. F.--James P. and Nettie Morey House 1115 27th St. Des Moines
11/1/1988
Owl's Head Historic District Ridge Rd., Forest Dr., 28th and 29th Sts. Des Moines
10/11/1978
Peak, George B., House 1080 22nd St. Des Moines
11/14/1978
Perry and Brainard Block 1601 6th Ave. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Polk County Courthouse 6th and Mulberry Sts. Des Moines
4/30/1979
Prospect Park Second Plat Historic District Roughly along the Des Moines R. S to Franklin Ave., between 6th Ave. and 9th St. Des Moines
4/23/1998
Public Library of Des Moines Locust St. Des Moines
7/25/1977
Reynolds, Anson O., House 1022 Twenty-sixth St. Des Moines
9/8/1988
Riverview Park Plat Historic District Arlington Ave. between Franklin and 6th Aves. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Rollins, Ralph, House 2801 Fleur Dr. Des Moines
11/14/1978
Rumely--Des Moines Drug Company Building 110 SW. Fourth St. Des Moines
11/16/1989
Saint John's Roman Catholic Church 1915 University Ave. Des Moines
9/8/1987
Salisbury House 4025 Tonawanda Dr. Des Moines
7/20/1977
Sargent's Garage 510 College Ave. Des Moines
10/22/1998
Savery Hotel 401 Locust St. Des Moines
11/5/1998
Scheibe, Julius, Cottage 815 College Ave. Des Moines
10/22/1998
Scott, Mary A. and Caleb D., House 1014 Twenty-sixth St. Des Moines
9/8/1988
Scottish Rite Consistory Building 6th Ave. and Park St. Des Moines
9/29/1983
Sherman Hill Historic District Roughly bounded by Woodland Ave., 19th, School, and 15th Sts. Des Moines
1/25/1979
Sherman, Hoyt, Place 1501 Woodland Ave. Des Moines
9/19/1977
Sherman, Lampson P., House 1052 Twenty-sixth St. Des Moines
9/8/1988
Simmons, John P., House 1113 27th St. Des Moines
11/1/1988
Sixth and Forest Historic District Jct. of 6th and Forest Aves., NE and NW corners Des Moines
10/25/1996
Smouse, David W., Opportunity School 2820 Center St. Des Moines
10/24/2002
Southeast Water Trough SE 11th and Scott St. Des Moines
10/8/1976
Southwest Fifth St. Bridge SW Fifth St. over Raccoon R. Des Moines
5/15/1998
St. Ambrose Cathedral and Rectory 607 High St. Des Moines
3/30/1979
Stevenson, Samuel A. and Margaret, House 2940 Cottage Grove Ave. Des Moines
1/3/1985
Stoner, Thomas I., House 1030 56th St. Des Moines
2/12/1992
Stuart, Dr. Richard and Paulina, House 1060 Twenty-fifth St. Des Moines
9/8/1988
Studio Building 524 E. Grand Ave. Des Moines
11/14/1978
Sylvan Theater Historic District In Greenwood Park on W side of 45th St., 1 block S of jct. with Grand Ave. Des Moines
8/15/1995
Syndicate Block 501 E. Locust Des Moines
10/1/2001
Teachout Building 500-502 E. Locust St. Des Moines
4/29/1999
Terrace Hill 2300 Grand Ave. Des Moines
6/14/1972
Theodore Roosevelt High School 4419 Center St. Des Moines
10/24/2002
Trent--Beaver House 1802 6th Ave. Des Moines
10/25/1996
Trier, Paul J. and Ida, House 6880 N.W. Beaver Dr. Johnston
11/9/1988
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church 1548 8th St. Des Moines
4/23/1998
Turner, Susie P., Double House 1420-1422 8th St. Des Moines
10/22/1998
U.S. Post Office 2nd and Walnut Sts. Des Noines
11/19/1974
Vail, Mrs. Marian D.--Prof. Charles Noyes Kinney House 1318 27th St. Des Moines
11/1/1988
Valley Junction-West Des Moines City Hall and Engine House 137 5th St. West Des Moines
2/17/1983
Veneman's Bungalow Court Historic District 1101-115 Droukas Court, 1228, 1232 E. 12th St. Des Moines
11/21/2000
Wallace, Henry, House 756 16th St. Des Moines
5/14/1993
Warfield, Pratt and Howell Company Warehouse 100 West Court Ave. Des Moines
5/15/1985
Weitz, Charles H. and Lena May, House 1424 5th Ave. Des Moines
10/22/1998
West Chester 3520 Grand Ave. Des Moines
1/19/1984
West Ninth Streetcar Line Historic District W. Ninth St. from University Ave. to Hickman Rd. Des Moines
4/23/1998
Wherry Block 1600-1602 6th Ave. Des Moines
10/22/1998
Woodland Place Historic District 25th to 27th St. to Woodland Ave. Des Moines
11/21/2000

 

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