Iowa - Des Moines County - Historic Districts
Des Moines County Iowa (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

The famous person Charles Starker is associated with one of more of the Des Moines County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Des Moines County places including James Isham Gilbert. Prominent architectural styles found in Des Moines Country are Late Victorian, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Crapo Park and Arboretum Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000762)
Bounded by Parkway Dr., Koestner, Madison Rd., and the Mississippi River , Burlington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Museum, Park, Street Furniture/Object, Underwater, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park, Street Furniture/Object, Underwater, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Downtown Commercial Historic District (added 2015 - - #14001168)
Burlington, Burlington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1974 AD
Heritage Hill Historic District (added 1982 - - #82000406)
Roughly bounded by Central Ave., High, 3rd, and Jefferson Sts. , Burlington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Industry, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Manufacturing and Wholesale Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000326)
Roughly 209 N. 3rd to 231 S. 3rd & 219 to 425 Valley Sts., Burlington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Industry, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Snake Alley Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000683)
Also known as See Also:Snake Alley
Roughly bounded by Columbia and Washington Sts., Cobblestone Alley, and Service Dr. , Burlington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Starker-Leopold Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000352)
101, 111 Clay and 110 Grand Sts. , Burlington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gilbert,James Isham
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Other, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Starker,Charles
Significant Year:
1893, 1922, 1868
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Conservation, Landscape Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
West Jefferson Street Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000409)
Also known as See Also:Hedge Block
Roughly the 400 to 800 blocks of W. Jefferson St. , Burlington
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Restaurant, Specialty Store
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