Iowa
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Des Moines Township

The Elmwood-The Oaks-The Birches

The Elmwood-The Oaks-The Birches, also known as the Grand Trees Apartments, are three historic buildings located in , United States. The local architectural firm of Vorse, Kraetsch & Kraetsch designed three-story brick structures that were built in 1923.
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  • Type: Heritage site
  • Description: building complex in Des Moines, Iowa
  • Also known as: “Grand Trees Apartments”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jay Norwood and Genevieve Pendleton Darling House and Crawford House.

Heritage site
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The is a historic building located in , United States. The residence was the home of cartoonist Ding Darling, who worked for The Des Moines Register and whose cartoons were syndicated in over 100 newspapers across the country. is situated 1,000 feet south of The Elmwood-The Oaks-The Birches.

House
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The is a historic building located in , United States. R.A. Crawford was a local banker who hired the Des Moines architectural firm of Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen to design this house, which was completed in 1896. is situated 340 feet east of The Elmwood-The Oaks-The Birches.

House
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The , also known as Terrace Tower, is a historic building located in , United States. This 2⁠1/2⁠-story stone and stucco Queen Anne was built in 1893. is situated 610 feet southwest of The Elmwood-The Oaks-The Birches.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sherman Hill Historic District and Downtown Des Moines.

Neighborhood
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The 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.

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.

Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, 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.

The Elmwood-The Oaks-The Birches

Latitude
41.58506° or 41° 35′ 6″ north
Longitude
-93.64866° or 93° 38′ 55″ west
Open location code
86H8H9P2+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 151444247
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Wiki­data ID
Q111914732
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Highlights include Andy’s Frame Shop and Terrace Hill.

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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 “The Elmwood-The Oaks-The Birches”. Photo: Carl Wycoff, CC BY 2.0.