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Murillo Flats
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National Register of Historic Places

Murillo Flats

Also known as McNamara Flats; The Murillo

On the National Register since 200917 years
Classical RevivalListed 2009Des Moines
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Murillo Flats

Murillo Flats, at 605 16th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 9, 2009. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 112 other Iowa listings. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Iowa. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 92 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1905 to today

  1. 1905Built
  2. 2009Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 17 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

605 16th St., Des Moines · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Murillo FlatsStart here
  2. 2Greenwood Park Plats Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  3. 3Hoyt Sherman PlaceMediterranean/Spanish Renaissance · Built 1907 · next door
  4. 4The LexingtonRomanesque · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Sherman Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)Late Victorian · next door
Around it

29 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BArgonne BuildingBuilding0.2 miDFitch, F.W., Company Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBRegister and Tribune BuildingBuilding0.3 miBWalnut Tire and Battery Co.-Globe Publishing Company BuildingBuilt 19240.3 miBCrane BuildingCommercial0.3 miBApperson-Iowa Motor Car Company BuildingBuilt 19210.3 miBG.W. Jones BuildingBuilding0.3 miBD.S. Chamberlain BuildingCommercial0.3 miBHallett Flat-Rawson & Co. Apartment BuildingColonial Revival0.3 miBHenshie-Briggs Row HouseLate Victorian0.3 miBF. A. Benham HouseStick0.3 miDSherman Hill Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBHenry Wallace HouseLate Victorian0.3 miBMaish HouseItalianate · Built 18820.3 miBStudebaker Corporation Branch Office BuildingBuilding0.4 miBIowa Ford Tractor Company Repair and Warehouse BuildingBuilding0.4 miBHerndon HallQueen Anne0.4 miBFirst Methodist Episcopal ChurchNeo-classical0.4 mi
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BSaint John's Roman Catholic ChurchLombardy Romanesque Revival · Built 19270.4 miBMack-International Motor Truck Corporation BuildingBuilt 19240.5 miBHotel Fort Des MoinesBuilding0.5 miBHerring Motor Car Company BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19120.5 miBFleming BuildingCommercial0.5 miBCrawford HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBElmwood, The- The Oaks-The BirchesBuilt 19230.5 miBHubbell BuildingSkyscraper0.5 miBMasonic Temple of Des MoinesBeaux Arts0.5 miBMethodist Deaconess Institute-Esther HallColonial Revival0.5 miBSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchLate Victorian0.5 mi
More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

Herring Motor Car Company BuildingBuilt 1912 · 0.5 mi away
Standard Glass and Paint Company Building0.6 mi away
National Biscuit Company Building0.6 mi away
Clemens Automobile Company BuildingBuilt 1916 · 0.6 mi away

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Questions about Murillo Flats

Is Murillo Flats on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 9, 2009 (Register number 09000404).

Is Murillo Flats a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Terrace Hill, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Murillo Flats?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Murillo Flats?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 92 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75339738 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.