Built in 1908, the Government Building – later known as the Polk County Building, is an administrative building that originally served as the Post Office. Current home to the Polk County Heritage Gallery. The architecture is Beaux-Arts Classical…
The Municipal Building serves as Des Moines' City Hall. This was Des Moines' second City Hall, the original having stood at 2nd and Locust Streets. The new City Hall was built in 1910. The city council was adamant that this new edifice to local…