Watrous Heights
Watrous Heights is a neighborhood in Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa. Watrous Heights is situated nearby to the neighborhood South Central DSM, as well as near Fort Des Moines.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School and Abraham Lincoln High School.
Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School was a military base and training facility on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa. Established in 1901, the base trained African American officers for the U.S. Army during World War I and was where women first began training for US Army service in 1942 as part of the Women's Army Corps. Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School is situated 1½ miles south of Watrous Heights.
Abraham Lincoln High School
School
Photo: Teddythetank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abraham Lincoln High School, usually referred to simply as Lincoln High School or Lincoln, is a public secondary school located in Des Moines Southside, Des Moines, Iowa, United States.
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 2½ miles north of Watrous Heights.
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.
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 3 miles north of Watrous Heights.
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. East Village is situated 3 miles north of Watrous Heights.
Watrous Heights
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.5474° or 41° 32′ 51″ northLongitude
-93.62032° or 93° 37′ 13″ westNamed after
Charles Leach WatrousOpen location code
86H8G9WH+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 8830485940OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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