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Original Seal. State Historical Society Building, Des Moines. The State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI), a division of the Iowa Department of Administrative Affairs, [1] serves as the official historical repository for the State of Iowa and also provides grants, public education, and outreach about Iowa history and archaeology.
The city of Des Moines is the location of 188 properties and districts, including the 2 National Historic Landmarks, and are listed here, while the remaining properties and districts located elsewhere in the county are listed separately. Three properties were once listed but have since been removed.
Location of Des Moines County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Des Moines County, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for ...
More on the West Des Moines Historical Society. Started in 1970, the West Des Moines Historical Society is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the preservation of Iowa's local history ...
Historical timeline of the Des Moines Register. 1849 On July 26, Barlow Granger, a busy lawyer and land agent, launches the Iowa Star, the first newspaper in the growing settlement around the ...
Operated by the St. Lucas Historical Society, exhibits and library about area German immigrants and heritage, local history and genealogy State Historical Museum of Iowa: Des Moines: Polk: Central: History: Operated by the State Historical Society of Iowa Stockman House: Mason City: Cerro Gordo: Central: Historic house: 1908 house designed by ...
The Jordan House, built in 1850 and the oldest building in West Des Moines, now serves as both a museum showcasing West Des Moines' history and the office of the West Des Moines Historical Society.
Des Moines was growing in a northward direction in the late 19th century with the establishment of the city of North Des Moines. [2] Developers extended that growth in the late 1880s by developing Oak Park and Highland Park across the Des Moines River. They built a bridge at Sixth Avenue, a zoo on the river lowlands and Highland Park College, a ...