Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
“The Woodland Place Historic District is located on the west side of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The houses in the district are primarily bungalows and square houses.”
Wikipedia article Woodland Place Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 208 National Register listings published here for Polk County · listed in 2000 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Woodland Place Historic District between 2006 and 2015, burning about 32 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 February 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 November 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Woodland Place Historic District: 7 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Flagstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Hill Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Can-Tex Industries West Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Goodwin Brick and Tile Co. Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Iowa Clay Pipe Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Marquette Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Penn-Dixie Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| West Des Moines Plant #8 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Johnston Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Se 22nd St. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | David W. Smouse Opportunity School | 0.2 miles | 2002 |
 | Mahnke House | 0.2 miles | 1983 |
 | Ingersoll Place Plat Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2000 |
 | Mary A. and Caleb D. Scott House | 0.4 miles | 1988 |
| Elmwood, The- The Oaks-The Birches | 0.4 miles | 2021 | |
 | Nellie and Thomas Knotts House | 0.4 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000927 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Polk County | All 208 listed properties in this county. |
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