IOWA - Polk County - Historic Districts

Ashby Manor Historic District (added 1992 - Polk County - #92001150) Roughly bounded by Beaver Ave. and Ashby Park, Des Moines (280 acres, 91 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: McDowell,Guy, McMurray,E.T. Architectural Style: Moderne, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Bates Park Historic District (added 1996 - Polk County - #96001154) 4th St. between Orchard and Clark Sts., Des Moines (130 acres, 16 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Newton, William Architectural Style: Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture Historic Sub-function: Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling Camp Dodge Pool District (added 1995 - Polk County - #95000098) Also known as Camp Dodge Swimming Pool Complex Buildings A22--A24, Camp Dodge, Johnston (53 acres, 2 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Nielsen, William N., Pearse, Robinson & Sprague Architectural Style: Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements Area of Significance: Military, Engineering, Entertainment/Recreation Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: State Historic Function: Defense, Recreation And Culture Historic Sub-function: Military Facility, Sport Facility Current Function: Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Sport Facility Chautauqua Park Historic District (added 1990 - Polk County - #89001776) Roughly bounded by 16th St., Hickman Rd., and Chautauqua Pkwy., Des Moines (670 acres, 99 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Et al., Foglesong,L. Earl Architectural Style: Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Civic Center Historic District (added 1988 - Polk County - #88001168) Also known as See Also:US Post Office;Municipal Building;Public Library of Des Moines River, Center St. Dam to Scott Ave. Dam, including both banks, Des Moines (930 acres, 3 buildings, 7 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Art Deco, Beaux Arts Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Historic Function: Education, Government, Landscape, Transportation Historic Sub-function: City Hall, Library, Park, Post Office, Rail-Related, Water-Related Current Function: Education, Government, Landscape, Transportation Current Sub-function: City Hall, Library, Park, Post Office, Rail-Related, Water-Related College Corner Commercial Historic Business District (added 1998 - Polk County - #98000385) Also known as Highland Park Historic Business District at Euclid and Secon Euclid Ave., between Second and Third Aves., Des Moines (20 acres, 5 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen Architectural Style: Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements Area of Significance: Commerce, Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade Historic Sub-function: Business, Financial Institution, Organizational, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade Current Sub-function: Business, Financial Institution, Organizational, Specialty Store Drake University Campus Historic District (added 1988 - Polk County - #88001341) Roughly two blks. along University Ave. near Twenty-fifth St., Des Moines (90 acres, 6 buildings) Historic Significance: Person, Event Historic Person: Bell,Hill M.,et al. Significant Year: 1903, 1908, 1883 Area of Significance: Exploration/Settlement, Education Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Education Historic Sub-function: Library Current Function: Education Current Sub-function: Library Flynn Farm, Mansion, and Barn ** (added 1973 - Polk County - #73000737) Also known as Flynn Farm;Walnut Hill Farm;Clive Honor Farm 2600 111th St., Des Moines (3500 acres, 2 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Agriculture, Architecture, Conservation, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage Current Function: Work In Progress Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School *** (added 1974 - Polk County - #74000805) Also known as Fort Des Moines Military Reservation Fort Des Moines Military Reservation, Des Moines (2038 acres, 37 buildings) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Military, Black Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Historic Function: Defense Historic Sub-function: Fortification Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Defense, Government, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Business, Fortification, Government Office Goddard Bungalow Court Historic District (added 2000 - Polk County - #00000930) 1410-21 Goddard Court, 1232 14th St., Des Moines (17 acres, 12 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Highland Park Historic Business District at Euclid and Sixth Avenues (added 1998 - Polk County - #98000867) Roghly jct. of Euclis Ave. and Sixth Ave., Des Moines (60 acres, 18 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Hallett & Rawson, Wetherell & Gage Architectural Style: Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade Historic Sub-function: Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Organizational, Restaurant, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade Current Sub-function: Business, Financial Institution, Organizational, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse Ingersoll Place Plat Historic District (added 2000 - Polk County - #00000931) 28th St., Linden and High Sts., Des Moines (78 acres, 52 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Dombach, Charles Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District ** (added 1987 - Polk County - #87000014) Also known as Iowa State Fairgrounds;See Also:Fish and Game Pavilion and A E. Thirtieth St. and Grand Ave., Des Moines (3130 acres, 39 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Et al., Keffer & Jones Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Agriculture, Architecture, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: State Historic Function: Recreation And Culture Historic Sub-function: Fair Current Function: Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Fair Kingman Place Historic District (added 2000 - Polk County - #00000928) 27th to 31st Sts., Kingman Blvd., Rutland St. and Cottage Ave., Des Moines (185 acres, 129 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Linden Heights Historic District (added 2003 - Polk County - #03001262) Foster Dr., Glenview Dr., Woodlawn, Park Hill Dr. W of SW 42nd St., Des Moines (1320 acres, 157 buildings, 2 objects) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Boyd and Moore, Johnson, Carl V. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival Area of Significance: Transportation, Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation Current Sub-function: Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art) Middlesex Plat Historic District (added 2000 - Polk County - #00000932) Center St. to Woodland Ave., 31st to 35th Sts., Des Moines (377 acres, 240 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Tillia, Henry Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Newens Sanitary Dairy Historic District (added 2003 - Polk County - #03000062) Also known as Newens Danitary Dairy 2300-2312 University Ave., and 2225 University Ave., Des Moines (less then 1 acres, 2 buildings) Historic Significance: Person, Event Historic Person: Newens, Lynn,, Newens, Susan Significant Year: 1913, 1922, 1934 Area of Significance: Architecture, Agriculture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Processing, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Hotel, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store Oaklands, The, Historic District (added 1996 - Polk County - #96001155) Oakland and Arlington Aves. between Franklin and College Aves., Des Moines (380 acres, 52 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Liebbe, Nourse, & Rasmussen, Cross, C.C., & Company Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Queen Anne Area of Significance: Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Owl's Head Historic District (added 1978 - Polk County - #78001253) Ridge Rd., Forest Dr., 28th and 29th Sts., Des Moines (260 acres, 52 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Other, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Transportation Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Prospect Park Second Plat Historic District (added 1998 - Polk County - #98000375) Also known as Official Plat of Government Lot 2, Corrected Plat of the Sec Roughly along the Des Moines R. S to Franklin Ave., between 6th Ave. and 9th St., Des Moines (230 acres, 54 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: et.al., Vorse, Norman T. Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape Historic Sub-function: Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape Current Sub-function: Business, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling Riverview Park Plat Historic District (added 1996 - Polk County - #96001157) Arlington Ave. between Franklin and 6th Aves., Des Moines (110 acres, 30 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple et al. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne Area of Significance: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Sherman Hill Historic District (added 1979 - Polk County - #79000926) Also known as See Also:Lexington, The;Sherman, Hoyt, Place Roughly bounded by Woodland Ave., 19th, School, and 15th Sts., Des Moines (800 acres, 210 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Late Victorian Area of Significance: Architecture, Transportation Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Sixth and Forest Historic District (added 1996 - Polk County - #96001156) Jct. of 6th and Forest Aves., NE and NW corners, Des Moines (less then 1 acres, 6 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: Romanesque, Early Commercial, Other Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store Sylvan Theater Historic District (added 1995 - Polk County - #95000965) Also known as Greenwood Park Outdoor Theater In Greenwood Park on W side of 45th St., 1 block S of jct. with Grand Ave., Des Moines (40 acres, 1 building, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Robinson, Francis Asbury, Bartholomew, Harland, Associates Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Social History, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Recreation And Culture Historic Sub-function: Outdoor Recreation, Theater Current Function: Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Outdoor Recreation, Theater Veneman's Bungalow Court Historic District (added 2000 - Polk County - #00000929) Also known as Droukas Court 1101-115 Droukas Court, 1228, 1232 E. 12th St., Des Moines (less then 1 acres, 11 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Veneman, Vernon and Eva Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling West Ninth Streetcar Line Historic District (added 1998 - Polk County - #98000377) Also known as Ninth Street Corridor;Ninth Street;9th Street;W. 9th St. W. Ninth St. from University Ave. to Hickman Rd., Des Moines (110 acres, 97 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: et.al., Hallett & Rawson Architectural Style: Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals Area of Significance: Transportation, Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic, Education, Landscape, Transportation Historic Sub-function: College, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Government, Landscape, Transportation Current Sub-function: Correctional Facility, Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Road-Related, Single Dwelling Woodland Place Historic District (added 2000 - Polk County - #00000927) Also known as Woodland Heights Neighborhood 25th to 27th St. to Woodland Ave., De Moines (334 acres, 203 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Taylor, Harry, Pharmer, Henry Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling

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