|
| Title | Grand Avenue, Terrace Hill |
| Alternative Title | Terrace Hill - home of Frederick M. Hubbell |
| Date of Photograph | 1911 |
| Description | This mansion on Grand Avenue was built in 1867 for the businessman Benjamin F. Allen and his family. It later became the home of the Frederick M. Hubbell family. Mr. Hubbell was a prominent citizen who was a member of the firm Polk & Hubbell. He was also the president of Equitable Life Insurance Company. The structure is now owned by the state of Iowa, and used as the Governor's Mansion. Known as Terrace Hill, this property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Date of Construction | 1867 |
| Address | 2300 Grand Ave.
|
| Current image | Click on the link below to view the Polk County Assessor's current image of the structure (opens in new window): http://www.assess.co.polk.ia.us/cgi-bin/seephoto/photosize.cgi?gp=782408126001&size=Medium |
| Subject | Houses
Historic buildings
Porches
Driveways
Trees
|
| Business / Place | Terrace Hill
|
| Original Item ID | v. 1, p. 740 |
| Repository | Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. |
| Repository Collection | History of Des Moines and Polk County Iowa
|
| Original Item Description | Photographic print, 3.5 x 5 in. |
| Date Digital | 2005/06/03 |
| Restrictions | U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu |
| Publisher | Chicago, Il. : S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. |
| File # | dm0233b |
| Type | Image |
