It is a Victorian era suburban commercial district on the northeastern and northwestern corners of the junction of 6th and Forest Avenues, and originally contained six buildings.

North Park Congregational Church, which no longer exists, was on the southwest corner of Sixth and Forest Avenues.

The Sixth and Forest Historic District contains both sophisticated and more modest expressions of Victorian commercial architecture in Des Moines.

The quality of building materials in this district is generally superior to that of other suburban commercial nodes in the city from the same era.

The extended facade line of the building is unified by symmetrically placed bays, an undulating rhythm of its second floor belt course and a dentils along the cornice.