William A. and Etta Baum Cottage

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William A. and Etta Baum Cottage
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William A. and Etta Baum Cottage is located in Iowa
William A. and Etta Baum Cottage
Location1604 8th St.
Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates41°36′28.8″N 93°37′42.5″W / 41.608000°N 93.628472°W / 41.608000; -93.628472Coordinates: 41°36′28.8″N 93°37′42.5″W / 41.608000°N 93.628472°W / 41.608000; -93.628472
Arealess than one acre
Built1891
Architectural styleQueen Anne
Part ofPolk County Homestead and Trust Company Addition Historic District (ID16000687)
MPSTowards a Greater Des Moines MPS
NRHP reference No.96001147[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 25, 1996

The William A. and Etta Baum Cottage is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Built in 1891, the 1½-story structure features a gable-end facade, brick foundation, and a small front porch with a gable-end roof. It is considered a good example of the gable-on-hip subtype of the Queen Anne cottage. There were only a few that were built with 1½-stories as most were two-stories. Its significance is based on how it demonstrates that a modest-sized dwelling can embrace the picturesque design.[2] The cottage was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] It was included as a contributing property in the Polk County Homestead and Trust Company Addition Historic District in 2016.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ William C. Page. "William A. and Etta Baum Cottage". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-11. with photo(s)
  3. ^ William C. Page. "Polk County Homestead and Trust Company Addition Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-01.


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