E. Thirtieth St. and Grand Ave., Des Moines, Iowa. County/parish: Polk.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 14, 1987. NRIS 87000014.
39 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.Also known as:
The Iowa State Fairgrounds is located on the east side of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It annually hosts the Iowa State Fair in late summer. The state fair was begun in Iowa in 1854 and the current fairgrounds were established in 1886. The fairgrounds were listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 as the Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75339846