Downtown Des Moines
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.Photo: BarbaraLN, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Neighborhood with 8,230 residents
- Description: place in Iowa, United States
- Also known as: “Downtown”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Ambrose Cathedral and Des Moines Building.
St. Ambrose Cathedral
Church
Photo: Jdsteakley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Ambrose Cathedral is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It serves as a parish church and as the seat of the Diocese of Des Moines in the Catholic Church.
Des Moines Building
Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Des Moines Building is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States built in 1930 and based on the designs of the Des Moines architectural firm of Proudfoot, Rawson, Souers & Thomas.
Hippee Building
Heritage site
The Hippee Building, also known as the Southern Surety Building, the Savings and Loan Building, and the Midland Building, is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Des Moines and East Village.
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.
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.
Sherman Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Ankenycat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sherman Hill Historic District is located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. 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.
Downtown Des Moines
- Categories: human-geographic territorial entity and locality
- Location: Lee Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.58722° or 41° 35′ 14″ northLongitude
-93.62507° or 93° 37′ 30″ westPopulation
8,230Open location code
86H8H9PF+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 3296965702OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q19881052
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