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The Court Avenue Bridge is a historic structure located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States.It became a contributing property in the Civic Center Historic District in 1988, and was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1998 as a part of the Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS.
The Civic Center Historic District is located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It flanks both the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers and their confluence. The district has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1988. [1] It is part of The City Beautiful Movement and City Planning in Des Moines, Iowa 1892—1938 MPS .
April 30, 1979. The Polk County Courthouse located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. [1] The courthouse is the third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
Downtown Des Moines is defined by the City of Des Moines as located between the Des Moines River to the east, the Raccoon River to the south, Center Street to the north, and 18th and 15th Streets to the west. [1] In 2014, Downtown Des Moines was listed as the number one "up-and-coming downtown" in America, by Fortune.com. [2]
On the eve of its 12th anniversary in Des Moines, Beer Can Alley calls it quits on the Court Avenue Entertainment District. The country music bar that kept fans boot scootin’ and line dancing to ...
85001056 [ 1] Added to NRHP. May 15, 1985. The Warfield, Pratt and Howell Company Warehouse is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The building was built by wholesale grocer Warfield, Pratt and Howell Company. Wilson R. Warfield and John W. Howell moved their business to Des Moines in 1860 and moved to this ...
Frank E. Wetherell (1869 in Malta, Ohio – 1961 in Des Moines, Iowa) [1] was an American architect in the Midwest U.S. state of Iowa who was active from 1892 to 1931. Frank Wetherell was educated in the Oskaloosa, Iowa schools, and went on to Iowa City where he first studied civil engineering at the State University of Iowa, then changed to ...
An iconic downtown Des Moines mural is getting a fresh coat of paint. The mural on the east-facing wall of 208 Court Ave., home to restaurant RoCA, has been a collection of postcard-like images ...