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Forest Drive, Lafayette Young Residence

Forest Drive, Lafayette Young Residence

Title

Forest Drive, Lafayette Young Residence
Residence of Lafayette Young

Description

This house on Forest Dr. was built in 1900 and is still standing. The sign next to the driveway reads "PRIVATE GROUNDS [ST]AY OUT."It was the home of Lafayette Young and his wife Josephine. Mr. Young was the editor and proprietor of The Des Moines Capital. He served 12 years in the Iowa Senate and was appointed to the U.S. Senate where he served four months. He was also a member of the Taft party that visited the Philippines in 1905.

Source

Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University.

Publisher

Chicago, Il. : Gravure Illustration Co.

Date

1914
2005/05/23

Rights

U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu

Relation

Art Work of Des Moines -- Book Six

Format

Photographic print, 4.5 x 7 in.

Type

Image

Identifier

v. 6, p. 4
dm0102
http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-hdm,145

Coverage

2846 Forest Dr.