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Franklin Apartments

Coordinates: 41°35′47.4″N 93°37′40.1″W / 41.596500°N 93.627806°W / 41.596500; -93.627806
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Franklin Apartments
Franklin Apartments is located in Iowa
Franklin Apartments
Franklin Apartments is located in the United States
Franklin Apartments
Location1811 6th Ave.
Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates41°35′47.4″N 93°37′40.1″W / 41.596500°N 93.627806°W / 41.596500; -93.627806
Arealess than one acre
Built1897
ArchitectMorrison & Thorne
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSTowards a Greater Des Moines MPS
NRHP reference No.96001142[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 25, 1996

Franklin Apartments, also known as the Rood House, Antes House, and the Coffin Apartments, is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The building was constructed as a single-family dwelling for the Rood family in 1896.[2] It was converted into a seven unit apartment building in 1914, and then substantially remodeled four years later by Frank B. Coffin into a three unit apartment building. The building is located on Sixth Avenue, which by the turn of the 20th century had become a major route utilized by vehicular traffic and streetcar lines. Its proximity to this transportation corridor illustrates the emergence of higher and denser residential use in this area of Des Moines.[2] The apartment building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b William C. Page. "Franklin Apartments". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-23. with photo(s)