Franklin Apartments

Franklin Apartments
Location 1811 6th Ave.
Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates 41°35′47.4″N 93°37′40.1″W / 41.596500°N 93.627806°W / 41.596500; -93.627806Coordinates: 41°35′47.4″N 93°37′40.1″W / 41.596500°N 93.627806°W / 41.596500; -93.627806
Area less than one acre
Built 1897
Architect Morrison & Thorne
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Towards a Greater Des Moines MPS
NRHP reference # 96001142[1]
Added to NRHP October 25, 1996

Franklin Apartments, also known as the Rood House, Antes House, and the Coffin Apartments, is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The building was constructed as a single-family dwelling for the Rood family in 1896.[2] It was converted into a seven unit apartment building in 1914, and then substantially remodeled four years later by Frank B. Coffin into a three unit apartment building. The building is located on Sixth Avenue, which by the turn of the 20th century had become a major route utilzed by vehicular traffic and streetcar lines. Its proximity to this transportation corridor illustrates the emergence of higher and denser residential use in this area of Des Moines.[2] The apartment building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 William C. Page. "Franklin Apartments". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-23. with photo(s)


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