Iowa
Polk
Des Moines Township

Polk County Courthouse

The Polk County Courthouse located in , United States, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource.
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  • Type: Courthouse
  • Description: courthouse in Iowa, United States
  • Also known as: “Polk County Courthouse (Iowa)”
  • Address: 500 Mulberry Street, Des Moines, IA 50309

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hippee Building and Civic Center of Greater Des Moines.

Heritage site
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The , also known as the Southern Surety Building, the Savings and Loan Building, and the Midland Building, is a historic building located in downtown , United States. is situated 360 feet northwest of Polk County Courthouse.

Theater building
The Des Moines Civic Center is a 2,744-seat performing arts center belonging to Des Moines Performing Arts located in . It has been Iowa's largest theater since it opened on June 10, 1979, and is used for concerts, Broadway shows, ballets, and other special events. is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Polk County Courthouse.

Bank
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The , also known as the Valley National Bank Building and U.S. Bank, is a historic building located in downtown , United States. is situated 440 feet northwest of Polk County Courthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Des Moines and Downtown Des Moines.

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, capital of , is in the western region of the American . is the largest city in Iowa and the annual site of the Iowa State Fair.

Neighborhood
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is the central business district of and the Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Area. is defined by the City of Des Moines as located between the to the east, the to the south, Center Street to the north, and 18th and 15th Streets to the west.

Neighborhood
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Historic is a commercial and residential neighborhood in central , United States, directly east of the Downtown Des Moines area.

Polk County Courthouse

Latitude
41.58465° or 41° 35′ 5″ north
Longitude
-93.6235° or 93° 37′ 25″ west
Elevation
801 feet (244 metres)
Inception
1906
Levels
4
Height
72 feet (22 metres)
Open location code
86H8H9MG+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 74846438
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­courthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Geo­Names ID
4871783
Wiki­data ID
Q7225455
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Polk County Courthouse”. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0.