Franklin Apartments

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]

Franklin Apartments
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1811 6th Ave. Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates	41°35′47.4″N 93°37′40.1″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1897
Architect	Morrison & Thorne
Architectural style	Queen Anne
MPS	Towards a Greater Des Moines MPS
NRHP reference No.	96001142[1]
Added to NRHP	October 25, 1996

References

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