Chamberlain Building
A landmark on Locust St, in the middle of things: 184 places within a five-minute walk. One of 227 history & landmarks in Des Moines.















On the National Register since 2007

D.S. Chamberlain Building
D.S. Chamberlain Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 28, 2007. Its architecture is described as Commercial and Chicago. It was listed as part of Architectural Legacy of Proudfoot & Bird in Iowa MPS.
The D.S. Chamberlain Building, also known as the L. W. Taylor Motor Company and Payne Motor Company Building, is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The two-story brick structure was designed by the prominent Des Moines architectural firm of Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson. Completed in 1917, it features elongated Chicago-style windows on the upper floors and simple geometric details on the co…
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1312 Locust St ste 200
The nearest neighbor is Zart 1312, 1 min walk away.
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