This house on 30th Street was the home of David H. Buxton. Mr. Buxton was the proprietor of Globe Machinery and Supply Company. The house is no longer standing. Drake University's Stalnaker Hall currently sits on the property.
This house on 35th Street was the home of Oswald Lorenz. Mr. Lorenz was the proprietor of Oswald Lorenz Co., an insurance company. Current site of the Des Moines Fellowship Church.
This house on 44th Street was built in 1910 and is still standing. Mr. Griffiths was the vice president and later secretary-treasurer of the Des Moines Iron Co.
This house on 44th Street was built in 1910 and is still standing. Mr. Griffiths was the vice president and later secretary-treasurer of the Des Moines Iron Co.
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…
