Capitol East
Capitol East is a neighborhood in Lee Township, Polk, Iowa and has about 3,030 residents. Capitol East is situated nearby to the neighborhood Martin Luther King Jr. Park, as well as near Capitol Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Iowa State Capitol and Ola Babcock Miller Building.
Iowa State Capitol
Government building
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Iowa State Capitol, commonly called the Iowa Statehouse, is in Iowa's capital city, Des Moines. As the seat of the Iowa General Assembly, the building houses the Iowa Senate, Iowa House of Representatives, the Office of the Governor, and the Offices of the Attorney General, Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary of State.
Ola Babcock Miller Building
Government building
Photo: Wetteland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ola Babcock Miller Building, also known as the State Library of Iowa, is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as the Iowa State Historical Building.
Southeast Water Trough
Fountain
Photo: Ankenycat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Southeast Water Trough is a historic structure located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It is one of the last of 15 National Humane Alliance fountains that were placed around the city by the Iowa Humane Alliance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Village and Des Moines.
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.
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.
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. Downtown Des Moines is situated 2 miles west of Capitol East.
Capitol East
- Type: Neighborhood with 3,030 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Lee Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.59375° or 41° 35′ 38″ northLongitude
-93.58982° or 93° 35′ 23″ westPopulation
3,030Open location code
86H8HCV6+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 8416531294OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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