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The Greenwood Park Plats Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [ 1 ]
Owl's Head was platted in 1888 when the area was part of the town of Greenwood Park. [2] It was annexed by the city of Des Moines in 1890. At the time the subdivision was being developed the city's railways system was being consolidated, expanded, and electrified. One line ran a block north of Owl's Head on Ingersoll Avenue.
They created a comprehensive plan for the city's park system in 1927. [2] The Des Moines Garden Club had C.A Baughman from the same firm draw up detailed plans for Greenwood Park. Included in the new land uses for the park were the plans for a sylvan theater on the eastern edge of the park. It was modeled after the theater in Forest Park.
A covered shelter, part of the "Greenwood Pond: Double Site" art installation, sits fenced off to visitors Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, at Greenwood Park in Des Moines.
The current Plymouth Church building is a contributing building in the Greenwood Park Plats Historic District. According to the application to the National Registry: "The Gothic Revival style is represented by the district's three churches as well as the West Chester Apartments (3831 Ingersoll Avenue, 1918).
Pages in category "Historic districts in Des Moines, Iowa" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. ... Greenwood Park Plats Historic District; H.
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Prospect Park Second Plat Historic District: Prospect Park Second Plat Historic District: April 23, 1998 : Roughly along the Des Moines River south to Franklin Ave., between 6th Ave. and 9th St. River Bend: 135