The Lexington

The Lexington
Location 1721 Pleasant St.
Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates 41°35′24″N 93°38′26″W / 41.59000°N 93.64056°W / 41.59000; -93.64056Coordinates: 41°35′24″N 93°38′26″W / 41.59000°N 93.64056°W / 41.59000; -93.64056
Built 1906
NRHP Reference # 76000800[1]
Added to NRHP December 12, 1976

The Lexington is an historic apartment building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States and built in 1906.[2] The building is a five-story brick structure that rises 75 feet (23 m) above the ground.[2] It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976 and as a contributing property of the Sherman Hill Historic District in 1979.[1]

The building purportedly had paranormal activity involving its elevator.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Lexington Apartments". emporis.com. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  3. Melissa Walker (October 2013). "Ghost Stories" (PDF). Downtown Living: 7.


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