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United States historic place
Walnut Tire and Battery Co.-
Globe Publishing Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location1417-1425 Walnut St.
Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates41°35′01.9″N 93°38′8″W / 41.583861°N 93.63556°W / 41.583861; -93.63556
Arealess than one acre
Built1924, 1928
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.100000489
Added to NRHPJanuary 17, 2017

The Walnut Tire and Battery Co. Globe Publishing Company Building is a historic building located on the west side of downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The two-story brick commercial building features two mirror-image sections that were completed four years apart. The western section of the Late Gothic Revival structure was completed in 1924 and the eastern section in 1928. Between the two sections is an interior staircase and a lightwell. The building is located on Des Moines' historic Auto Row, and it housed automobile-related businesses. Walnut Tire and Battery Co. built the original section for their own use and to rent space to tenants. They built the second section to increase the tenant space. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.

References

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. January 27, 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  2. "Preservation at its Best 2017, Commercial Large: Globe Tire (Des Moines)". Preservation Iowa. July 23, 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
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