National Register of Historic Places

Teachout Building

Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Listed
April 28, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
99000491

About this property

The Teachout Building is a historic building located in the East Village of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. In 2019 the building was included as a contributing property in the East Des Moines Commercial Historic District. Horace E. Teachout, for whom the building was named, was a developer who helped plan the East Village. He started planning for what would be the tallest building on the east side of Des Moines in 1911, and it would be completed a year later. The prominent Des Moines architectural firm of Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson designed the building in the Early Commercial style. It was one of the few high-rise buildings designed by the firm. A renovation of the building was begun in the 1970s, but was not completed because of the completion of the MacVicar freeway, Interstate 235, allowed people to bypass the area for other parts of the city and suburbs and made this section of Des Moines less desirable. It sat empty until it was eventually renovated in the 1990s. It currently houses retail businesses, offices and a private residence on the sixth floor.

Location

500-502 E. Locust St.
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
41.58996, -93.61114

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When was Teachout Building listed on the National Register?

Teachout Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 28, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Teachout Building?

Teachout Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Teachout Building?

The period of significance for Teachout Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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