Public Library of Des Moines

Locust St., Des Moines, Iowa. County/parish: Polk.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 25, 1977. NRIS 77000550.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Old Downtown Des Moines Library

The Old Downtown Des Moines Library is a historic building in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States that was built in 1903. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and became a contributing property in the Civic Center Historic District in 1988. The building ceased to be a library in 2006; it currently houses the Norman E. Borlaug | World Food Prize Hall of Laureates for the World Food Prize.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75339736

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