National Register Listing

Civic Center Historic District

a.k.a. See Also:US Post Office;Municipal Building;Public Library of

Des Moines River, Center St. Dam to Scott Ave. Dam, including both banks, Des Moines, IA
Local significance of the district:
Community Planning And Development; Landscape Architecture; Architecture

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.