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Former Officers' Quarters, Fort Des Moines

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These two buildings, both erected in the early 1900s, served as officer’s quarters prior to World War I, but have stood vacant since the late 1960s. Both buildings began as housing for cavalry officers and one of them may have been home to President Ronald Reagan as he trained and tested to be in the U.S. Cavalry. They originally had two-story wraparound porches that have been removed.

These two similar structures are on the DSMRC 2008 list of Des Moines' Seven Most Endangered Buildings.

Former Officers' Quarters, Fort Des Moines
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Preservation Plan

Submitted by RenovateDSM on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 14:40.

In July of 2009, the Des Moines City Council approved a contract with Keffer/Overton Architects to do a historic preservation plan for the remaining buildings at the Fort. Should be a really nice plan and get the preservation of those buildings moving in the right direction.

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