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Youngerman Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Youngerman Block

Also known as Art Block; Conrad Youngerman Block

On the National Register since 200917 years
Late VictorianListed 2009Des Moines
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About Youngerman Block

Youngerman Block, at 206-208 4th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 10, 2009. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Late Victorian, as it does for 153 other Iowa listings. 19 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Iowa, United States of America. 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 · 37 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

206-208 4th St., Des Moines · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Youngerman BlockStart here
  2. 2Hawkeye Insurance Company BuildingCommercial Italianate · Built 1869 · next door
  3. 3Boyt Company BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · next door
  4. 4Hotel RandolphClassical Revival · next door
  5. 5Taft-West WarehouseCommercial · next door
Around it

41 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BEarle & LeBosquet BlockClassical Revival<0.1 miBDes Moines Saddlery Company BuildingCommercial Italianate<0.1 miBDavidson Bros. Company Warehouse and Manufacturing BuildingBuilding0.1 miBPolk County CourthouseBeaux Arts0.1 miBIowa-Des Moines National Bank BuildingModerne0.1 miBRumely-Des Moines Drug Company BuildingChicago Commercial0.2 miBWarfield, Pratt and Howell Company WarehouseWarehouse Construction0.2 miBYounker Brothers Department Store (Boundary Decrease)Building0.2 miStCourt Avenue BridgeStructure0.2 miBFlynn-Griffin BuildingBuilding0.2 miBEquitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa BuildingBuilding0.2 miBSavery HotelGeorgian Revival0.2 miBLiberty BuildingBuilding0.2 miBPublic Library of Des MoinesBeaux Arts0.2 miBHomestead BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18930.2 miBSchmitt and Henry Manufacturing CompanyCommercial0.3 miDCivic Center Historic DistrictBeaux Arts0.3 miBRuan Center & Carriers BuildingBuilding0.3 mi
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BHome Federal Savings and Loan Association of Des Moines BuildingBuilding0.3 miBSt. Ambrose Cathedral and RectoryRomanesque Revival · Built 19400.3 miBHubbell WarehouseClassical Revival0.4 miBHawkeye Transfer Company WarehouseCommercial0.4 miBGrocers Wholesale Company BuildingCommercial0.4 miBStandard Glass and Paint Company BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBHotel Fort Des MoinesBuilding0.4 miBHerring Motor Car Company BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19120.4 miBNational Biscuit Company BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBFleming BuildingCommercial0.4 miBClemens Automobile Company BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19160.4 miBHubbell BuildingSkyscraper0.4 miBMasonic Temple of Des MoinesBeaux Arts0.4 miBMunicipal BuildingBeaux Arts0.4 miBAmerican Republic Insurance Company Headquarters BuildingBuilding0.4 miBScottish Rite Consistory BuildingNeo-classical0.4 miBIowa Commission for the Blind BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBMack-International Motor Truck Corporation BuildingBuilt 19240.5 miDEast Des Moines Industrial Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.5 miBDes Moines BuildingBuilding0.5 miBNorthwestern HotelRenaissance Revival0.5 miBMethodist Deaconess Institute-Esther HallColonial Revival0.5 miBSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchLate Victorian0.5 mi
More like it

Late Victorian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Late Victorian.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church0.5 mi away
Henshie-Briggs Row House0.6 mi away
Syndicate Block0.6 mi away
Hohberger Building0.6 mi away

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Questions about Youngerman Block

Is Youngerman Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 10, 2009 (Register number 09000405).

Is Youngerman Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Terrace Hill, 1.4 miles away.

Can you visit Youngerman Block?

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 Youngerman Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 37 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 75339772 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.