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The SHSI maintains a museum, library, archives, and research center in Des Moines and a research library in Iowa City, as well as several historic sites in Iowa. It was founded in 1857 in Iowa City, where it was first affiliated with the University of Iowa. As the organization grew in size and collections, it became a separate state agency ...
Chautauqua Park. 28. Civic Center Historic District. Civic Center Historic District. More images. December 7, 1988( #88001168) Both banks of the Des Moines River from the Center St. Dam to the Scott Ave. Dam41°34′59″N93°36′57″W / 41.583056°N 93.615833°W / 41.583056; -93.615833 (Civic Center Historic District) Downtown. 29.
The Floppy Show is an American children's television series starring Duane Ellett, broadcast on NBC affiliate WHO-TV in Des Moines, Iowa from 1957 to 1987. Ellett created Floppy in early 1957 to help teach people how to take care of their pets on the TV show Pet Corner, before moving on to their own show.
Added to NRHP. November 21, 2000. The Ingersoll Place Plat Historic District is located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2000. [ 1] The historic significance of the district is based on the concentration of bungalows and square houses as well as a mix of subtypes.
Late Victorian. NRHP reference No. 78001253 [1] Added to NRHP. October 11, 1978. The Owl's Head Historic District is a residential area located on the west side of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Among its 50 buildings is the former Iowa governor's mansion. The district has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978.
There are 34 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another 4 properties were once listed but have been removed. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted June 28, 2024. [2] Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
FIPS code. 19-21000. GNIS feature ID. 465961. Website. www .dmgov .org. Des Moines ( / dəˈmɔɪn / ⓘ də-MOYN) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County with parts extending into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to ...
Built in 1926 or 1927, the one-room Bennett School is also owned by the historical society. It was one of the last one-room schoolhouses built in West Des Moines and housed students until 1941.