Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 71, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Significance: Building No. 71, fronting on Thayer Street, was completed on February 24, 1905, at a cost of $18,865.24. Composed of brick walls resting on a foundation of stone and concrete, the structure had a slate roof and measured 67 feet wide by 165 feet long. The brick was joined in running bond using red-pigmented mortar. Built according to plan 139 in the Quartermaster General's office, the stable had capacity for ninety horses. It had a gable roof topped by a monitor at the ridge containing paired 9-light windows alternating with paired louvered ventilators. Each side had sixteen double hung windows, while in front and rear were two double-wide sliding doors. Besides the doors, each end contained five double hung windows. All windows had 3-course segmental arches and limestone lug sills. Floors consisted of clay, wood, brick, and cement, and interior space was composed of 10,556 square feet.
Survey number: HABS IA-121-O
Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1935 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1937 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1942 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000805