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Herndon Hall

Coordinates: 41°35′2.1″N 93°38′37.7″W / 41.583917°N 93.643806°W / 41.583917; -93.643806
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Herndon Hall
Herndon Hall is located in Iowa
Herndon Hall
Herndon Hall is located in the United States
Herndon Hall
Location2000 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates41°35′2.1″N 93°38′37.7″W / 41.583917°N 93.643806°W / 41.583917; -93.643806
Built1881
ArchitectFoster & Liebbe
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.77000547[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 1977

Herndon Hall, also known as the Bergmann Mansion, is an historical residential building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The house was built in 1881 in the Queen Anne style. It was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Foster & Liebbe for attorney Jefferson Polk. He named the house after his wife, Julia Herndon. Over the years it has been the home of three bishops of the Diocese of Des Moines, a clothing store, and it served as the National Headquarters for Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Service. It now houses a cosmetic & reconstructive surgery practice [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Bergmann Mansion History". Bergman Cosmetic Surgery. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2012-03-10.