Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Significance: Fort Des Moines is significant as the site of the army training camp for black officers during World War I, the first extensive attempt to education black officer candidates for the rigors of comb... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 127, Des Moines, Polk C...
Significance: This structure followed plan 139Q in the Quartermaster General's Office. It cost $15,667.00 to erect and was completed on November 19, 1910, with brick walls, limestone and concrete water table f... More
U.S. Courthouse & Post Office, Fifth Street & Court Avenue, Des Moines...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic courthouse building, court, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 122, Des Moines, Polk C...
Significance: This single story structure, completed on December 31, 1907, and costing $3,165.00, stood near Rogers Road in the complex of quartermaster buildings. It had brick walls in running bond, a slate g... More
Barlow Granger House, Pioneer Park, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HABS IA-30-15
Barlow Granger House, Pioneer Park, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HABS IA-30-15
Southwest Fifth Street Bridge, Spanning Raccoon River at Southwest Fif...
Significance: The Southwest Fifth Street Bridge ranks among Iowa's most significant vehicular spans. It is one of Iowa's few remaining pinned Pratt through trusses with three or more spans. As one of only thr... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 87, Des Moines, Polk Co...
Significance: Building No. 87 was raised according to standard plan 139F in the Quartermaster General's office. Erected along Chafee Road to contain sixty cavalry horses used by members of the regimental band,... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 126, Des Moines, Polk C...
Significance: Building No. 126, located southwest of Building No. 123, was finished on July 31, 1907, at a cost of $14,437.99. Erected in accordance with plan 139H of the Quartermaster General's office, the st... More
131-133 Second Avenue (Commercial Building), Des Moines, Polk County, ...
Significance: In 1903, the site was purchased by F.M. Hubbell and Sons, who held it until 1957. The building was first used by an auto company. Architecturally, the building is an example of the 1900's commer... More
East Locust Street Commercial District, Garton Bakery & Confectionery,...
Significance: Built as a retail store; contributes to the last remaining cluster of Victorian commercial buildings in Des Moines. Survey number: HABS IA-143-B
860 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County,...
Significance: Constructed in 1891 and located near the Sherman Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design influenced by Queen Anne taste... More
860 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County,...
Significance: Constructed in 1891 and located near the Sherman Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design influenced by Queen Anne taste... More
Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, 605 Locust Street, Des Moin...
Significance: The Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, designed in 1891 by a prominent Boston firm, exemplifies the late nineteenth century design and construction technology developed for large commercia... More
Municipal Building, East First & Locust Streets, Des Moines, Polk Coun...
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Farmers examine new corn picker at Iowa State Fair. Des Moines, Iowa
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Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Third Officer Jessie Hogan, who has lear...
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Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 123, Des Moines, Polk C...
Significance: This stable barn adhered to standardized building plan 37G in the office of the Quartermaster General. Completed on October 29, 1903, after an expenditure of $7,754.10, the building had red brick... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building Nos. 55-56, Des Moines, Pol...
Significance: Located on the south side of the parade ground, near the southeast corner, this two-story structure of Classical Revival style was completed on September 29, 1903, costing $59,806.94. Of brick jo... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 46, Des Moines, Polk Co...
Significance: This structure, completed on November 17, 1904, at a cost of $35,456.87, is one of the oldest surviving buildings at Fort Des Moines. Originally erected to house ten bachelor officers, the struct... More
East Locust Street Commercial District, Nielsen,Gehrke, & Hansen Cloth...
Significance: This building was first used as retail store and contributes to the last remaining cluster of Victorian commercial buildings in Des Moines. This Victorian Italianate commercial structure is in a ... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Significance: Fort Des Moines is significant as the site of the army training camp for black officers during World War I, the first extensive attempt to education black officer candidates for the rigors of comb... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Significance: Fort Des Moines is significant as the site of the army training camp for black officers during World War I, the first extensive attempt to education black officer candidates for the rigors of comb... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 138, Des Moines, Polk C...
Significance: Built in accordance with the Quartermaster General's standard plan 198, this structure was finished on October 9, 1908, at a cost of $13,710.20. It had brick walls, a gabled slate roof with retur... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 138, Des Moines, Polk C...
Significance: Built in accordance with the Quartermaster General's standard plan 198, this structure was finished on October 9, 1908, at a cost of $13,710.20. It had brick walls, a gabled slate roof with retur... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 127, Des Moines, Polk C...
Significance: This structure followed plan 139Q in the Quartermaster General's Office. It cost $15,667.00 to erect and was completed on November 19, 1910, with brick walls, limestone and concrete water table f... More
M. A. Lumbard House, 1059 Ninth Street, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Significance: Large frame Circa 1885 residence is a representative example remaining from a once viable neighborhood. Survey number: HABS IA-136
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 7, Des Moines, Polk Cou...
Significance: Building No. 7, situated along the west side of the parade ground northwest of Allen Circle, is the only structure remaining of the several officers' quarters that once existed there. Completed o... More
U.S. Courthouse & Post Office, Fifth Street & Court Avenue, Des Moines...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic courthouse building, court, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Barlow Granger House, Pioneer Park, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HABS IA-30-15
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building Nos. 14-15, Des Moines, Pol...
Significance: This double structure, built originally to accommodate two junior grade officers and their families, was completed January 9, 1909, at a cost of $22,758.97. It stands at the west end of the north... More
East Locust Street Commercial District, Garton Bakery & Confectionery,...
Significance: Built as a retail store; contributes to the last remaining cluster of Victorian commercial buildings in Des Moines. Survey number: HABS IA-143-B
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 149, Des Moines, Polk C...
Significance: This small building, completed on August 15, 1904, at a cost of $2,372.00, stands northeast of the parade ground behind Building No. 47, the Cavalry Drill Hall. It has red brick walls joined in r... More
Court Avenue Bridge, Spanning Des Moines River, Des Moines, Polk Count...
Significance: The Court Avenue Bridge is a major river crossing for the city of Des Moines. Erected in 1918, it is an outstanding example of a structurally sound, aesthetically pleasing, and economical multipl... More
Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, 605 Locust Street, Des Moin...
Significance: The Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, designed in 1891 by a prominent Boston firm, exemplifies the late nineteenth century design and construction technology developed for large commercia... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 73, Des Moines, Polk Co...
Significance: Like most of the other stable buildings, Building No. 73 was based on plan 139 in the office of the Quartermaster General. Work on the structure was finished on February 24, 1905, and it cost $18... More
James H. & Lorraine B. Ford Double House, 1441-1443 East Grand Avenue,...
Significance: The James H. and Loraine B. Ford Double House possesses architectural significance on the local level by calling attention to the double house a new and little studied architectural form, which ... More
Des Moines, Iowa - safety film negatives, Library of Congress
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Hog auction. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa
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Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Some WAACs go right to the mess kitchen ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Dorma Mae Baldenecker, of Saint Paul Par...
Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
W. W. Witmer House, 2900 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
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Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 75, Des Moines, Polk Co...
Significance: This structure fronted on Thayer Street and was completed on November 15, 1904, costing $2,603.96. Built in a Classical Revival style according to the Quartermaster General's plan 39C, the struct... More
2015 Woodland Avenue (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Significance: Constructed in 1885 or 1886 and located near Sherman Hill Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design of rectangular shape ... More
828 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County,...
Significance: Constructed in 1890 and located near the Sherman Hill Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design influenced by Queen Anne ... More
East Locust Street Commercial District, 521-529 East Locust Street, De...
Survey number: HABS IA-143 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Significance: Fort Des Moines is significant as the site of the army training camp for black officers during World War I, the first extensive attempt to education black officer candidates for the rigors of comb... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Significance: Fort Des Moines is significant as the site of the army training camp for black officers during World War I, the first extensive attempt to education black officer candidates for the rigors of comb... More
M. A. Lumbard House, 1059 Ninth Street, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Significance: Large frame Circa 1885 residence is a representative example remaining from a once viable neighborhood. Survey number: HABS IA-136
M. A. Lumbard House, 1059 Ninth Street, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Significance: Large frame Circa 1885 residence is a representative example remaining from a once viable neighborhood. Survey number: HABS IA-136
Southeast Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Des Moines River at U.S. ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
U.S. Courthouse & Post Office, Fifth Street & Court Avenue, Des Moines...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic courthouse building, court, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 47, Des Moines, Polk Co...
Significance: The Cavalry Drill Hall, wherein Fort Des Moines cavalrymen practiced equestrian formations, stood behind Building No. 46 of the northeast corner of the parade. It was completed on April 2, 1907. ... More
Barlow Granger House, Pioneer Park, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HABS IA-30-15
Southwest Fifth Street Bridge, Spanning Raccoon River at Southwest Fif...
Significance: The Southwest Fifth Street Bridge ranks among Iowa's most significant vehicular spans. It is one of Iowa's few remaining pinned Pratt through trusses with three or more spans. As one of only thr... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building Nos. 14-15, Des Moines, Pol...
Significance: This double structure, built originally to accommodate two junior grade officers and their families, was completed January 9, 1909, at a cost of $22,758.97. It stands at the west end of the north... More
131-133 Second Avenue (Commercial Building), Des Moines, Polk County, ...
Significance: In 1903, the site was purchased by F.M. Hubbell and Sons, who held it until 1957. The building was first used by an auto company. Architecturally, the building is an example of the 1900's commer... More
Barney Sakulin Log House (Restoration), Old Fort Des Moines, Des Moine...
Survey number: HABS IA-106 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Barney Sakulin Log House (Restoration), Old Fort Des Moines, Des Moine...
Survey number: HABS IA-106 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
East Locust Street Commercial District, Garton Bakery & Confectionery,...
Significance: Built as a retail store; contributes to the last remaining cluster of Victorian commercial buildings in Des Moines. Survey number: HABS IA-143-B
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building Nos. 63-64, Des Moines, Pol...
Significance: This structure stands to the west of the preceding building, along Gruber Street and fronting the south side of the Fort Des Moines parade ground. Built according to the Quartermaster General's P... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 86, Des Moines, Polk Co...
Significance: This stable barn likewise followed standardized plan 139 of the Quartermaster General. It stood on Thayer Street and was completed on September 29, 1903, making it the oldest of all the existing ... More
Des Moines Art Center, Greenwood Park, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Significance: The earlier portion of the building is a major work of Eliel Saarinen near the end of his career. The construction of this building provided the City of Des Moines with an excellent art gallery. ... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 137, Des Moines, Polk C...
Significance: This structure consisted of a basic building unit, completed according to the Quartermaster General's plan 91D on October 29, 1903, at a cost of $12,944.00, plus later additions built on either en... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 49, Des Moines, Polk Co...
Significance: The post chapel, erected between April and September 29, 1910, at a cost of $11,957.00 (including furniture), was built of brick joined in running bond with red-pigmented mortar on a foundation of... More
Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, 605 Locust Street, Des Moin...
Significance: The Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, designed in 1891 by a prominent Boston firm, exemplifies the late nineteenth century design and construction technology developed for large commercia... More
Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, 605 Locust Street, Des Moin...
Significance: The Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, designed in 1891 by a prominent Boston firm, exemplifies the late nineteenth century design and construction technology developed for large commercia... More
832 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County,...
Significance: Constructed in 1899 and located near the Sherman Hill Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design influenced by Queen Anne ... More
832 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County,...
Significance: Constructed in 1899 and located near the Sherman Hill Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design influenced by Queen Anne ... More
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Lorraine Stuteman of San Antonio, Texas,...
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Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. WAACs going through paces in calisthenic...
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Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Clare H. Pirie of Hollywood, California,...
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den Hartog House, 2210 Army Post Road, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
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2015 Woodland Avenue (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Significance: Constructed in 1885 or 1886 and located near Sherman Hill Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design of rectangular shape ... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 46, Des Moines, Polk Co...
Significance: This structure, completed on November 17, 1904, at a cost of $35,456.87, is one of the oldest surviving buildings at Fort Des Moines. Originally erected to house ten bachelor officers, the struct... More
East Locust Street Commercial District, Nielsen,Gehrke, & Hansen Cloth...
Significance: This building was first used as retail store and contributes to the last remaining cluster of Victorian commercial buildings in Des Moines. This Victorian Italianate commercial structure is in a ... More
828 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County,...
Significance: Constructed in 1890 and located near the Sherman Hill Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design influenced by Queen Anne ... More
828 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County,...
Significance: Constructed in 1890 and located near the Sherman Hill Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design influenced by Queen Anne ... More
S. S. Brinsmaid House, Grand Avenue & Thirty-sixth Street, Des Moines,...
Significance: Earliest known Prairie Style house in Iowa. Survey number: HABS IA-67
Polk County Courthouse, Fifth & Court Streets, Courthouse Square, Des ...
Significance: The Polk County Courthouse is a good example in Iowa of the Classical Revival style. Survey number: HABS IA-93 Building/structure dates: 1907 Initial Construction
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 71, Des Moines, Polk Co...
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... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 127, Des Moines, Polk C...
Significance: This structure followed plan 139Q in the Quartermaster General's Office. It cost $15,667.00 to erect and was completed on November 19, 1910, with brick walls, limestone and concrete water table f... More
M. A. Lumbard House, 1059 Ninth Street, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Significance: Large frame Circa 1885 residence is a representative example remaining from a once viable neighborhood. Survey number: HABS IA-136
2019 Woodland Avenue (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Significance: Constructed circa 1897 and located near the Sherman Hill Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design, eclectically influenc... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 47, Des Moines, Polk Co...
Significance: The Cavalry Drill Hall, wherein Fort Des Moines cavalrymen practiced equestrian formations, stood behind Building No. 46 of the northeast corner of the parade. It was completed on April 2, 1907. ... More
Barlow Granger House, Pioneer Park, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HABS IA-30-15
Barlow Granger House, Pioneer Park, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HABS IA-30-15
Southwest Fifth Street Bridge, Spanning Raccoon River at Southwest Fif...
Significance: The Southwest Fifth Street Bridge ranks among Iowa's most significant vehicular spans. It is one of Iowa's few remaining pinned Pratt through trusses with three or more spans. As one of only thr... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building Nos. 14-15, Des Moines, Pol...
Significance: This double structure, built originally to accommodate two junior grade officers and their families, was completed January 9, 1909, at a cost of $22,758.97. It stands at the west end of the north... More
131-133 Second Avenue (Commercial Building), Des Moines, Polk County, ...
Significance: In 1903, the site was purchased by F.M. Hubbell and Sons, who held it until 1957. The building was first used by an auto company. Architecturally, the building is an example of the 1900's commer... More
131-133 Second Avenue (Commercial Building), Des Moines, Polk County, ...
Significance: In 1903, the site was purchased by F.M. Hubbell and Sons, who held it until 1957. The building was first used by an auto company. Architecturally, the building is an example of the 1900's commer... More
East Locust Street Commercial District, Garton Bakery & Confectionery,...
Significance: Built as a retail store; contributes to the last remaining cluster of Victorian commercial buildings in Des Moines. Survey number: HABS IA-143-B
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building Nos. 63-64, Des Moines, Pol...
Significance: This structure stands to the west of the preceding building, along Gruber Street and fronting the south side of the Fort Des Moines parade ground. Built according to the Quartermaster General's P... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 49, Des Moines, Polk Co...
Significance: The post chapel, erected between April and September 29, 1910, at a cost of $11,957.00 (including furniture), was built of brick joined in running bond with red-pigmented mortar on a foundation of... More
Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 49, Des Moines, Polk Co...
Significance: The post chapel, erected between April and September 29, 1910, at a cost of $11,957.00 (including furniture), was built of brick joined in running bond with red-pigmented mortar on a foundation of... More
Court Avenue Bridge, Spanning Des Moines River, Des Moines, Polk Count...
Significance: The Court Avenue Bridge is a major river crossing for the city of Des Moines. Erected in 1918, it is an outstanding example of a structurally sound, aesthetically pleasing, and economical multipl... More
Court Avenue Bridge, Spanning Des Moines River, Des Moines, Polk Count...
Significance: The Court Avenue Bridge is a major river crossing for the city of Des Moines. Erected in 1918, it is an outstanding example of a structurally sound, aesthetically pleasing, and economical multipl... More