This house on Grand Avenue was built in 1896 and was the home of W. O. Coffee. Dr. Coffee was a physician, oculist and ear specialist. The house has been converted into an office building.
This house on Grand Avenue was the home of C. W. Mennig. Mr. Mennig was the president of Mennig-Slater Company and the vice president of the Flint Brick and Coal Company. The house is no longer standing. Current site of an apartment building.
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 Pennsylvania Avenue was the home of Frank O. Green. Mr. Green was the proprietor of Green's Foundry and Furnace Works. The house is no longer standing. Current site of an apartment building.
View looking northwest across the Des Moines River. Union Park is on the west bank of river. Mr. Green was the proprietor of Green's Foundry and Furnace Works. Current site of an apartment complex.
Named for Chester Cole, the founder of Drake University's Law School, Cole Hall was built in 1904 and served as the Law College. Currently Cole Hall is home to Drake's Office of Admission. Cole Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic…
View of the Administration Building, now known as Old Main, at Drake University. Drake University was founded in 1881. The architectural style is High Victorian Gothic. Old Main is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
