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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.

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## Every way there

- Omaha → East Des Moines Industrial Historic District Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/omaha-to-east-des-moines-industrial-historic-district) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Omaha&to=East+Des+Moines+Industrial+Historic+District)
- Kansas City → East Des Moines Industrial Historic District Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kansas-city-to-east-des-moines-industrial-historic-district) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kansas+City&to=East+Des+Moines+Industrial+Historic+District)
- Chicago → East Des Moines Industrial Historic District Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chicago-to-east-des-moines-industrial-historic-district) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chicago&to=East+Des+Moines+Industrial+Historic+District)

The field note

What is in and around East Des Moines Industrial Historic District, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What East Des Moines Industrial Historic District has

- Y Scheduled flights Des Moines (DSM), 7 km
- N Trains and coaches no timetable feed known for this country
- N Ferries no crossing within 25 km
- Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
- N Bike and scooter share no share feed known
- N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: West Des Moines, 8 km.

41.585°, -93.612°

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.

Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Des_Moines_Industrial_Historic_District), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.


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