Oaklands, The, Historic District

Oakland and Arlington Aves. between Franklin and College Aves., Des Moines, Iowa. County/parish: Polk.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 25, 1996. NRIS 96001155.

52 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 1 contributing structure.

From Wikipedia:

The Oaklands Historic District

The Oaklands Historic District is located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was a late 19th-century residential area for upper and upper middle class residents of what was then a suburb of North Des Moines. It was also the first naturalistic suburban subdivision in the Des Moines area. The district has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1996. It is part of the Towards a Greater Des Moines MPS.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75337324

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