Des Moines College

ID: 100 ~ Source: Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 3, 1920. Map. ~ Digital source: Library of Congress.
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Des Moines College

Color fire insurance map indicating Des Moines College (Baptist) buildings. Formerly Highland Park College at 2nd Street and East Euclid Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa. Map indicates several buildings (text as on document).

  • Main Building: Two offices, Dining Rm Bas, Chapel 1st, Recitation Rms 3rd & 4th
  • Childs Hall: Girls Dormitory. Fire Proof Const'n. Brick Bearing Walls - Concrete Flrs & roof - Built 1913
  • Humboldt Hall: Men's Dormitory
  • Mechanical Engineering Building: Cement Floor. Heat: Steam - Lighs & Power Electrick (I.E.P)
  • Science & Arts Hall with Gymnasium

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By DMPL Team
Second and Euclid is the home of Park Fair Mall, but it was once the site of an interesting piece of Des Moines educational history. Highland Park College, Des Moines University, and the University of Lawsonomy once stood on this spot. Highland Park…