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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Iowa.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.^[1]

There are 201 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. The city of Des Moines is the location of 186 of these properties and districts, including the 2 National Historic Landmarks; they are listed separately, while the remaining 15 properties and districts are listed here.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 12, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings

Des Moines

Outside Des Moines

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Richard L. and Verda M. Alleman Farm Historic District	Richard L. and Verda M. Alleman Farm Historic District	May 1, 2015 ( #15000192)	2701 NW. 158th Ave. 41°50′59″N 93°39′15″W / 41.8496°N 93.6541°W / 41.8496; -93.6541	Slater vicinity
2	Big Creek Schoolhouse	Big Creek Schoolhouse	August 11, 2004 ( #04000816)	112 3rd St. 41°46′14″N 93°42′51″W / 41.770556°N 93.714167°W / 41.770556; -93.714167 (Big Creek Schoolhouse)	Polk City
3	Camp Dodge Pool District	Camp Dodge Pool District	February 17, 1995 ( #95000098)	Buildings A22-A24 at Camp Dodge 41°42′12″N 93°42′34″W / 41.703333°N 93.709444°W / 41.703333; -93.709444 (Camp Dodge Pool District)	Johnston
4	Flynn Farm, Mansion, and Barn	Flynn Farm, Mansion, and Barn More images	November 30, 1973 ( #73000737)	2600 111th St. 41°37′18″N 93°46′33″W / 41.621667°N 93.775833°W / 41.621667; -93.775833 (Flynn Farm, Mansion, and Barn)	Urbandale
5	Herrold Bridge	Herrold Bridge	May 15, 1998 ( #98000490)	NW. 88th Ave. over Beaver Creek 41°43′19″N 93°44′59″W / 41.721944°N 93.749722°W / 41.721944; -93.749722 (Herrold Bridge)	Herrold
6	I.O.O.F. (International Order of Odd Fellows) Valley Junction Lodge Hall No. 604	I.O.O.F. (International Order of Odd Fellows) Valley Junction Lodge Hall No. 604	November 8, 2017 ( #100001793)	216-218 5th St. 41°34′18″N 93°42′32″W / 41.571787°N 93.708841°W / 41.571787; -93.708841	West Des Moines
7	Jordan House	Jordan House More images	December 10, 1973 ( #73000738)	2251 Fuller Rd. 41°33′36″N 93°44′05″W / 41.56°N 93.734722°W / 41.56; -93.734722 (Jordan House)	West Des Moines
8	Lustron House #02437	Upload image	June 9, 2020 ( #100005272)	1440 63rd St. 41°36′19″N 93°42′15″W / 41.605377°N 93.704073°W / 41.605377; -93.704073 (Lustron House #02437)	Windsor Heights
9	Olmsted Family Farmhouse	Olmsted Family Farmhouse More images	August 6, 2019 ( #100004230)	4010 70th St. 41°38′00″N 93°42′44″W / 41.6334°N 93.7122°W / 41.6334; -93.7122 (Olmsted Family Farmhouse)	Urbandale	Now houses the local historical society.
10	Paul J. and Ida Trier House	Paul J. and Ida Trier House	November 9, 1988 ( #88002148)	6880 N.W. Beaver Dr. 41°41′10″N 93°41′21″W / 41.686111°N 93.689167°W / 41.686111; -93.689167 (Paul J. and Ida Trier House)	Johnston
11	Universalist Church	Universalist Church	September 6, 2005 ( #05000253)	420 4th St. 41°40′16″N 93°21′41″W / 41.671111°N 93.361389°W / 41.671111; -93.361389 (Universalist Church)	Mitchellville
12	Val-Air Ballroom	Upload image	October 26, 2022 ( #100008304)	301 Ashworth Rd. 41°35′07″N 93°42′23″W / 41.585337°N 93.706507°W / 41.585337; -93.706507 (Val-Air Ballroom)	West Des Moines
13	Valley Auto Co.-Morgan Auto Co. Garage	Upload image	May 14, 2021 ( #100006523)	333 5th St. 41°34′26″N 93°42′31″W / 41.573755°N 93.708480°W / 41.573755; -93.708480	West Des Moines
14	Valley Junction Commercial Historic District	Valley Junction Commercial Historic District More images	October 11, 2017 ( #100001739)	100-318 5th St. (even side 300 only) & cross streets 41°34′17″N 93°42′32″W / 41.571330°N 93.708850°W / 41.571330; -93.708850	West Des Moines
15	Valley Junction-West Des Moines City Hall and Engine House	Valley Junction-West Des Moines City Hall and Engine House	February 17, 1983 ( #83000400)	137 5th St. 41°34′15″N 93°42′29″W / 41.570833°N 93.708056°W / 41.570833; -93.708056	West Des Moines	Built in 1905.

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.
^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.

[refnums-5] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Des Moines
Cities	Alleman Altoona Ankeny Bondurant Carlisle‡ Clive‡ Des Moines‡ Elkhart Granger‡ Grimes‡ Johnston Mitchellville‡ Norwalk‡ Pleasant Hill Polk City Runnells Sheldahl‡ Urbandale‡ West Des Moines‡ Windsor Heights	Map of Iowa highlighting Polk County
Townships	Allen Beaver Bloomfield Camp Clay Crocker Delaware Des Moines Douglas Elkhart Four Mile Franklin Jefferson Lee Lincoln Madison Saylor Union Walnut Washington Webster
CDP	Saylorville
Other communities	Adelphi Avon Berwick Crocker Enterprise Farrar Herrold Ivy Oralabor Saylor
Ghost town	Dudley Zook Spur
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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