Watrous South
Watrous South is a neighborhood in Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa. Watrous South is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fort Des Moines, as well as near Watrous Heights.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School and Arie den Boer Arboretum.
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.
Arie den Boer Arboretum
Garden
Water Works Park is a 1,500-acre park southwest of downtown Des Moines, Iowa and contains the Des Moines Water Works which is a publicly owned municipal water utility that supplies the greater Des Moines metropolitan area. Arie den Boer Arboretum is situated 2½ miles north of Watrous South.
Ralph Rollins House
House
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Ralph Rollins House, also known as the Bohen Estate, is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. This rambling mansion in the English medieval eclectic style was designed in 1925 by the Des Moines architectural firm of Boyd & Moore. Ralph Rollins House is situated 1½ miles north of Watrous South.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linden Heights Historic District and Des Moines.
Linden Heights Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Linden Heights Historic District is located on the west side Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The district exemplifies the residential styles that were popular in Des Moines from 1912 to 1956. Linden Heights Historic District is situated 3½ miles northwest of Watrous South.
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 3½ miles north of Watrous South.
Watrous South
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.53741° or 41° 32′ 15″ northLongitude
-93.6362° or 93° 38′ 10″ westOpen location code
86H8G9P7+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 8830485941OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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