This house on Grand Avenue was the home of D. S. Chamberlain and his wife Helen. Mr. Chamberlain was president of the Chamberlain Medicine Company. The structure still exists, and sits on the campus of the Wesley Acres Retirement Community.
This house on Grand Avenue was the home of Geo M. Van Evera and his wife Katherine. Mr. Van Evera was a proprietor of Van Evera and Robinson, a financial institution, as well as a proprietor of Ingleside Land Company. Current site of Des Moines…
This house on Grand Avenue was the home of Geo M. Van Evera and his wife Katherine. Mr. Van Evera was a proprietor of Van Evera and Robinson, a financial institution, as well as a proprietor of Ingleside Land Company. Current site of Des Moines…
This house on Grand Avenue was the home of H. H. Polk and his wife Alice. Mr. Polk was President and General Manager of the Inter-Urban Railroad Co. The house is no longer standing. Current site of the international headquarters for the P.E.O…
Mr. Cownie was the president of the J H Cownie Glove Company. The house is no longer standing. Current site of The College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery.
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 house on Grand Avenue was built in 1912 and is still standing. It was the home of Oscar Lofquist. Mr. Lofquist was the proprietor of Lofquist Importing Tailor.
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 Greenwood Drive was built in 1904 and is still standing. It was the home of Dr. Frederick James Will and his second wife Ethel. Dr. Will was a physician and the medical director at The Bankers Life Association and Iowa State Traveling…
This house on Greenwood Drive is the home of LeRoy C. Dunn and his wife Florence. Mr. Dunn was the proprietor of Dunns Funeral Home Co. The house is no longer standing. Current site of a residential neighborhood.
