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General view of east front - 810 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County, IA
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General view of east front - 810 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County, IA
Depicted place Iowa; Polk County; Des Moines
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS IOWA,77-DESMO,25-1
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: Constructed between 1901 and 1908 and located near the Sherman Hill Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design influenced by Queen Anne taste. The employment of an asymmetrical ground plan, somewhat complex roof configuration, and bay window on the south elevation point to these influences, while the basic el-shape of this building hearkens to older building traditions. Modest in size and architectural detailing, this building also illustrates one type of affordable housing being constructed in Des Moines during the boom years of the early Twentieth Century. The expectations of middle-class homeowners had risen by this time in the city, and the mopboards and windows and door surrounds in the interior of this cottage call attention to one amenity not found in comparable housing of the preceding generation. By the same token, the modest architecture of this cottage also shows how land use affected the quality of town lot improvements. In this instance, the presence of a nearby cemetery depressed the improvement of lots on its fringes, while lots located in neighboring Sherman Hill were more extensively upbuilt.
  • Survey number: HABS IA-193
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ia0414.photos.333846p
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Camera location41° 36′ 02.02″ N, 93° 36′ 32″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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