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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.
Orchard Place is an agency based in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, which provides inpatient and outpatient mental and behavioral health services for youth. It is one of the oldest social service agencies in Des Moines which began as the Home for Friendless Children, an agency dedicated to finding foster or adopted homes for destitute or abandoned children.
History. In 1850, Hoyt Sherman purchased five acres of land in Des Moines for $105. In 1877, Hoyt Sherman Place, the family home, was completed with the help of William Foster, an Iowa architect. Almost immediately, it is noted in writings to be, "a society showplace of the grandest scale." [2] Among its distinguished guests are General William ...
This list of museums in Iowa is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Coordinates: 40°47′26″N 91°14′41″W. The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAAP), located in Des Moines County in southeastern Iowa, near the city of Burlington, produces and delivers component assembly, and medium- and large-caliber ammunition items for the United States Department of Defense using modern production methods in support of ...
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.
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 ...