GOVERNMENT
City of Des
Moines
Des Moines
Historic Preservation Commission
Des Moines
Planning and Zoning Commission
City of Des Moines
Community Services
Services and programs through a decentralized system of
neighborhood offices or sites: Administration, Neighborhood
Conservation Services, Neighborhood Development, Neighborhood Inspection,
Permit and Development Center, Planning and Urban Design, Community Action
Programs, Low-Income Assistance Programs, Energy Assistance, SCRUB, Weatherization, Income Eligibility, and Weatherization.
Municipal Code for City of Des Moines
Polk County
State of Iowa
Polk County Assessor's
Office (Property Search)
HISTORY/RESTORATION RESOURCES
Iowa Historic Preservation
Alliance
National Trust For Historic
Preservation
A private, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving
historic buildings and the neighborhoods and landscapes
they anchor.
National Parks
Service
National Register of
Historic Places
Contacts, Grants Information,
Internet Links, Tax Credits, Technical Assistance, and
Training
Tools for Teaching
National Register
Publications
National Register Information
System
Look up historic places by state and county
National Center for
Preservation Technology and Training
Online resources including research, education, grants,
and Internet sites
Preservation
Briefs
Online technical assistance publications on historic
preservation and building repair
HABS/HAER: Historic
American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering
Record
Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation
The American
Institute of Architects Website
The National
Archeological Database
Smithsonian
Institution's Office of Architectural History and Historic
Preservation
Building Officials and
Code Administrators International
MEDIA
NEIGHBORHOOD LANDMARKS
Wallace House
The Wallace House Foundation commemorates the remarkable influences of
the Wallace family on Iowa, the nation, and the world. It preserves the
rebuilt and restored home of the first Henry Wallace as a historical and
interpretive center and promotes discussion of and education about
contemporary issues in agriculture, conservation, democracy, and quality
of life.
Hoyt Sherman
Place
Describes Des Moines historic landmark, a grand manor home built in
1877 by prominent businessman Hoyt Sherman; the structure is now a
museum and concert hall; and houses one of Iowa's most impressive art
collection in its gallery.
NEIGHBORHOODS & GROUPS
Drake
Neighborhood
Neighborhood, minutes from downtown Des Moines, offers beautiful
turn-of-the-century homes, some located on the National Historic
Register - all in walking distance of coffee houses, locally owned
restaurants, an art-house movie theater, grocery stores, and specialty shops.
Beaverdale
Neighborhood Association
A neighborhood in northwest Des Moines, Iowa, full of well-kept homes,
mature trees and friendly people.
Downtown
Partnership
Helps make downtown Des Moines cleaner, safer, and more attractive,
protect and enhance the value of downtown property, direct link to
information about downtown developments, events, and opportunities for
involvement.
1000 Friends of
Iowa
An Iowa statewide non-profit organization whose mission is
to educate Iowans about the long-term benefits of halting
urban sprawl, conserving and protecting agricultural and natural
resources, and revitalizing Iowa's cities and towns.
Congress for the New
Urbanism
Group who works toward restoration of existing urban centers
and towns within coherent metropolitan regions, the reconfiguration
of sprawling suburbs into communities of real neighborhoods and
diverse districts and the conservation of natural environments.
Civil Rights Organization
A joint project of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
and the Leadership Conference Education Fund recruit, educate
and mobilize individuals of good conscience in the ongoing
struggle for equal opportunity.
TRAVEL
SCHOOLS
Drake University
The Des Moines Public
Schools