This house on 42nd Street was built in 1910 and is still standing. Mr. Schmidt was the president of the Des Moines City Railway Company and the Iowa Terminal Company.
This house on 42nd Street was the home of E. T. Meredith and his wife Edna. Mr. Meredith was the president and manager of the Successful Farming Publishing Company. Unsuccessful in his 1914 bid for U.S. Senate and his 1916 bid for Governor of Iowa,…
Built in 1910, this house on 37th Street is still standing. It was home to the Strauss family. Mrs. Strauss was the widow of Moses Strauss, the president of the State Saving Bank.
Built in 1912 for Henry and Carrie Wallace, this house still stands on 37th street. Mr. Wallace was General Manager of the Wallace Publishing Co., and President of the North Western Live Stock Insurance Company. Mr. Wallace went on to serve as…
This house on 37th Street was built in 1909 and is still standing. It was the home of Gardner Cowles and his wife Florence. Mr. Cowles was a banker, publisher and politician. He served two terms as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives. In…
Built in 1910, this house on 37th street is still standing. It was home of Dr. Francis Shore, an oculist and ear specialist who worked out of the Citizens National Bank Building.
This house on 37th Street was built in 1905 and was home to Charles Prouty. Mr. Charles Prouty was the secretary and treasurer of Prouty Bowler Soap Co. and Poncele Water Co. The house is now owned by Drake University and is home to the university's…
This house on 37th Street was built in 1910 and is still standing. It was the home of Charles S. Denman and his wife Anna. Mr. Denman was the secretary and general manager of the Des Moines Water Works Company.
In 1910 Mr. Herring and his wife Emma moved to this home in Des Moines. He was the president of Herring Motor Company. He became governor of Iowa in 1935 and served until 1943. He later served in the U.S. Senate from 1937 - 1943.
