This house on Grand Avenue was built in 1883 and is still standing. It was the home of Jefferson S. Polk and his wife Julia. Mr. Polk was born in Kentucky on February 18, 1831. He came to Des Moines in 1855 as a lawyer. He was a founder and promoter…
This mansion on Grand Avenue was built in 1867 for the businessman Benjamin F. Allen and his family. It later became the home of the Frederick M. Hubbell family. Mr. Hubbell was a prominent citizen who was a member of the firm Polk & Hubbell. He…
This house on Grand Avenue was built in 1910 and is still standing. It was the home of J. F. Kratzer. Mr. Kratzer was the president and treasurer of Kratzer Carriage Company.
![Mushanokoji's house with his calligraphy plaque "mushin" [mind of nothingness], Atarashiki Mura commune, Hyuga, Japan, 1965](http://www.iowaheritage.org/files/thumbnails/92b1f4334e54bc7f27190ff39ed2590e.jpg "Mushanokoji's house with his calligraphy plaque \"mushin\" [mind of nothingness], Atarashiki Mura commune, Hyuga, Japan, 1965")
