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 utilized 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]
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| Location | 1811 6th Ave. Des Moines, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°35′47.4″N 93°37′40.1″W / 41.596500°N 93.627806°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1897 |
| Architect | Morrison & Thorne |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| MPS | Towards a Greater Des Moines MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001142[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 25, 1996 |
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b William C. Page. "Franklin Apartments". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-23. with photo(s)
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