From the Drake Neighborhood web site:

"Minutes from downtown Des Moines, the Drake neighborhood offers beautiful turn-of-the-century homes, some located on the National Historic Register - all in walking distance of coffee houses, locally owned restaurants, an art-house movie theater, grocery stores, and specialty shops. In the summer the neighborhood hosts a weekly farmers market with farm-fresh produce, great barbecue and live music."

The site also includes info about how to research your house's architecture using Sanborn fire insurance maps available free on the Des Moines Public Library's web site and other historical resources.