This house on Grand Avenue was the home of F. A. Spencer. Mr. Spencer was the manager of The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York. The house is no longer standing. Current site of an apartment complex.
This house on Grand Avenue was the home of Carl J. Kurtz and his wife Nellie. Mr. Kurtz was the president of Norman Lichty Manufacturing Co. The house is no longer standing. Current site of an apartment complex.
The Golf and Country Club was organized in October 1897. The club offered golf, tennis, archery, baseball, bowling, trap-shooting and cards. Originally organized on a 40 acre piece of land near Ingersoll Park, the club moved west to a 100 acre tract…
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 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.
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.
The Hyperion Field and Motor Club was organized January 25, 1900. The athletic club was added in 1904 with activities such as golf, tennis and archery. The clubhouse was dedicated in 1909 and razed in 1972.
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.
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.
