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East Des Moines Industrial Historic District

The East Des Moines Industrial Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in the East Village of Des Moines, Iowa, United States, directly east of the Downtown Des Moines area.

East Des Moines Industrial Historic District
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The place

The East Des Moines Industrial Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in the East Village of Des Moines, Iowa, United States, directly east of the Downtown Des Moines area. At the time of its nomination it consisted of 45 resources, which included 31 contributing buildings, four contributing sites, three contributing structures, six non-contributing buildings and two non-contributing structures. It also includes the Northwestern Hotel, which was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The historic district was listed on the NRHP in 2017. The district's boundaries were increased in 2023 to include another building.

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What is there

Worth seeing in and around East Des Moines Industrial Historic District

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Drake University

    Drake University is a private university in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It offers over 140 undergraduate and graduate programs, including professional programs in business, education, law, and pharmacy.

    3.8 km · private university in Des Moines, Iowa · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Iowa State Capitol

    The Iowa State Capitol, commonly called the Iowa Statehouse, is in Iowa's capital city, Des Moines. As the seat of the Iowa General Assembly, the building houses the Iowa Senate, Iowa House of Representatives, the Office of the Governor, and the Offices of the Attorney General, Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary of State.

    900 m · state capitol building of the U.S. state of Iowa · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Diocese of Des Moines

    The Diocese of Des Moines is a Catholic diocese in southwestern Iowa in the United States. It is a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Dubuque.

    1.2 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Casey's Center

    The Casey's Center is a multi-purpose arena in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Part of the Iowa Events Center, the arena opened on July 12, 2005, at a cost of $117 million.

    1.1 km · multi-purpose arena in Des Moines, Iowa, United States · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    801 Grand

    801 Grand High Rise Building is an office skyscraper in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, operated and managed by JLL Americas and owned by Principal Financial Group. The building was constructed from 1989 to 1991; and at a height of 630 feet and 45 stories, it is the tallest building in both Des Moines and the state of Iowa.

    1.4 km · Skyscraper in Des Moines · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    St. Ambrose Cathedral

    St. Ambrose Cathedral is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States.

    1.2 km · church in Iowa, United States · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Basilica of St. John, Des Moines

    The Basilica of St. John is a Minor Basilica of the Catholic Church in the Drake neighborhood of Des Moines, Iowa, United States.

    3.1 km · church in Iowa, United States · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Des Moines Botanical Center

    The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden is a 12-acre botanical garden located near Downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States, on the east bank of the Des Moines River and north of I-235. The garden opened in 1979 as the Des Moines Botanical Center and re-branded to its current name in 2013.

    1.3 km · botanical garden in downtown Des Moines · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Principal Park

    Principal Park, formerly Sec Taylor Stadium, is a minor league baseball stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. It is the home field of the Iowa Cubs of the International League.

    700 m · stadium · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Pappajohn Sculpture Park

    The John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park is a 4.4-acre park within Western Gateway Park in Des Moines, Iowa. It opened in 2009 with 24 sculptures, with four more acquired later.

    2 km · sculpture Park in Des Moines, Iowa · Wikipedia

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