Washington School

Washington School is a school in Des Moines Township, Polk, Iowa. Washington School is situated nearby to St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, as well as near Southwest Fifth St. Bridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and Southwest Fifth St. Bridge.

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church

Church

St. Anthony's Catholic Church is a Catholic parish church in the Diocese of Des Moines located on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. St. Anthony’s Catholic Church is situated 940 feet northwest of Washington School.

Southwest Fifth St. Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Southwest Fifth St. Bridge is a historic structure located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Built in 1898 after a controversy surrounding the bidding process, it is one of the last Pratt through truss bridges left in an urban setting in Iowa. Southwest Fifth St. Bridge is situated 2,600 feet north of Washington School.

L. Harbach and Sons Furniture Warehouse and Factory Complex

Heritage site

Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The L. Harbach and Sons Furniture Warehouse and Factory Complex, also known as the Way-Helms Co. & Red Cross Mattress, L. Ginsberg & Sons wholesale furniture warehouse, and the A.A. L. Harbach and Sons Furniture Warehouse and Factory Complex is situated 1 mile northwest of Washington School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Des Moines and Downtown Des Moines.

Des Moines

Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Des Moines, capital of Iowa, is in the western region of the American Midwest. Des Moines is the largest city in Iowa and the annual site of the Iowa State Fair and numerous cultural festivals during warm weather months.

Downtown Des Moines

Neighborhood

Photo: BarbaraLN, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

East Village

Neighborhood

Photo: Iowahwyman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Washington School

Type: School
Category: education
Location: Des Moines Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.57027° or 41° 34′ 13″ north

Longitude

-93.6155° or 93° 36′ 56″ west

Elevation

860 feet (262 metres)

Open location code

86H8H9CM+4R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 354323536

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

GeoNames ID

4880810

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