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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 ...
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.
April 24, 2013. The Greenwood Park Plats Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1] At the time of its nomination the district consisted of 393 resources, including 277 contributing buildings, one contributing ...
Downtown Des Moines is the central business district of Des Moines, Iowa and the Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Area.Downtown Des Moines is defined by the City of Des Moines as located between the Des Moines River to the east, the Raccoon River to the south, Center Street to the north, and 18th and 15th Streets to the west.
Des Moines River. / 44.0839; -95.6881. / 40.3812; -91.4224. The Des Moines River ( / dəˈmɔɪn / ⓘ) is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwestern United States that is approximately 525 miles (845 km) long from its farther headwaters. [2] The largest river flowing across the state of Iowa, it rises in southern Minnesota ...
U.S. Highway 63 was designated along Primary Roads No. 13, 24, and 2, which was the Daniel Boone Trail from Missouri to Des Moines. Once the U.S. Highway System was established, the automobile association-sponsored roads gradually disappeared. A map of Iowa's U.S. Highways as laid out in 1926
The Des Moines metropolitan area, officially known as the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is located at the confluence of the Des Moines River and the Raccoon River. Des Moines serves as the capital of the U.S. state of Iowa. The metro area consists of six counties in central Iowa: Polk, Dallas, Warren ...