Kromer Flats, also known as the Drummond Apartments, is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. This 2½-story, brick structure was completed in 1905. It features Renaissance Revival design elements, a flat roof, orange-yellow brick, cast concrete trim, four oriel windows on the main facade, two level porches in the rear, a two-story bay on both the north and south elevations, and three air shafts that penetrate the buildings from the rear. It originally had four apartments on each floor.[2] 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. It is also significant for its association with the Des Moines architectural firm of Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen who designed it.[2] The apartment building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

Kromer Flats
Kromer Flats is located in Iowa
Kromer Flats
Kromer Flats is located in the United States
Kromer Flats
Location1433-1439 6th Ave.
Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates41°36′18.6″N 93°37′31.7″W / 41.605167°N 93.625472°W / 41.605167; -93.625472
Arealess than one acre
Built1905
ArchitectLiebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
MPSTowards a Greater Des Moines MPS
NRHP reference No.96001151[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 25, 1996

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