The Highland Park Historic Business District at Euclid and Sixth Avenues is located in the north-central section of Des Moines, Iowa, United States.

[1] The Highland Park neighborhood also includes the College Corner Commercial Historic Business District.

They built a bridge at Sixth Avenue, a zoo on the river lowlands and Highland Park College, a non-denominational institution.

[2] “Highland Park” was chosen for the name of the historic district because it became the more dominant of the two neighborhoods starting in the early 20th century.

All the buildings are brick commercial structures that were built from the early 1890s to just after World War II.

Highland Park is the largest neighborhood-centered commercial district in the Des Moines area.

Corbelled brickwork replaced the tin work, stone and terra cotta of the older buildings.

Ornamental materials utilized in the construction include glazed tile, Carrara glass, aluminum, and steel.