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Sherman Hill Historic District

The Sherman Hill Historic District is located in , . It is one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in Des Moines. Single-family houses were constructed beginning around 1880 and multi-family dwellings were built between 1900 and 1920.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 3,490 residents
  • Description: historic district in Des Moines, Iowa
  • Also known as: “Sherman Hill”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Lexington and Hoyt Sherman Place.

Apartment building
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, also known as Lexington Apartments, is a historic building located in , United States. The five-story brick structure on a raised basement was completed in 1908 as the city's first high-rise apartment building.

Theater building
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, the home of Hoyt Sherman, was built in 1877 and is located in , .

House
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The , also known as the Stoner House and the Barquist House, is a historic building located in , United States. Built in 1884, the two-story structure features wood-frame construction, a brick foundation, and decorative details that were influenced by the Stick Style of architecture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Des Moines and Des Moines.

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.

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

Sherman Hill Historic District

Latitude
41.59078° or 41° 35′ 27″ north
Longitude
-93.6412° or 93° 38′ 28″ west
Population
3,490
Named after
Hoyt Sherman
Open location code
86H8H9R5+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3296965701
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q7495188
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maish House and Henry Wallace House.

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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 “Sherman Hill Historic District”. Photo: Ankenycat, CC BY-SA 3.0.