The person who nominated the Fort Des Moines former Officers' Quarters forwarded these photos taken circa 1986 and 2004, excerpted from an unknown book.

In 1907, the Union of King’s Daughters settlement moved into this specially constructed building in an area of town known as the “Southeast Bottoms.” It housed the first kindergarten on the east side and served as a public wash house, dispensary and free clinic, bank, gymnasium and offered classes in cooking, dressmaking, singing, dramatics and more.

This structure is on the DSMRC 2008 list of Des Moines' Seven Most Endangered Buildings.

This Victorian-style home was built in 1893. It has been used as a private residence and a nursing home. The first floor housed a restaurant in 1988 when a blaze ruined the interior. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing resource in the Sherman Hill Historic District.

This house is on the DSMRC 2008 list of Des Moines' Seven Most Endangered Buildings.

The Des Moines Register is publishing a series of articles highlighting each of the 2008 "Des Moines' Most Endangered Buildings". This coverage will provide a great deal of publicity for the list - hopefully people will come forward to take on these difficult projects!

The person who nominated the Fort Des Moines former Officers' Quarters forwarded these photos taken circa 1986 and 2004, excerpted from an unknown book.

Built in 1901, Kingsway Cathedral served its congregation until 2003, when the City of Des Moines ordered it closed because of structural problems. The issue over whether to demolish the structure or rehabilitate it has been controversial ever since. The cathedral is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing resource in the Sherman Hill Historic District.

This structure is on the DSMRC 2008 list of Des Moines' Seven Most Endangered Buildings.

This one-room schoolhouse-turned-private home was built in 1873. The school owes its name to the work of a former member of the Board of Education, Harry L. Gross, who wanted to perpetuate the name of the former Woodlawn Independent School District. One of the former owners, Samuel Blanc, is said to have invented the Roto-Rooter in the garage on the property.

This house is on the DSMRC 2008 list of Des Moines' Seven Most Endangered Buildings.

Built in 1895, this late Victorian illustrates the effect of Drake University’s innovative financing techniques on the planning and development of the residential neighborhoods surrounding its campus. This structure is listed in the National Register as a contributing resource in the Kingman Place historic district.

This house is on the DSMRC 2008 list of Des Moines' Seven Most Endangered Buildings.

The person who nominated the Fort Des Moines former Officers' Quarters forwarded these photos taken circa 1986 and 2004, excerpted from an unknown book.

Please feel free to download and print this poster (11x17 color if you have access to a capable printer). To download this 500k PDF file, click on the image thumbnail or on the link at the bottom of this article.

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.

This building was erected in 1931 by Continental Oil as a training station for gasoline dealers. It is architecturally significant because underneath the current exterior paint, the building is terra cotta. It was recently sold to a new owner.

This building is on the DSMRC 2008 list of Des Moines' Seven Most Endangered Buildings.