Waveland Park neighborhood is a vibrant and active community in Des Moines, Iowa that has a number of unique architectural, cultural and environmental features. Waveland Park neighborhood is home to mainstream and ethnic/specialty grocery stores, hardware, restaurants and coffee shops, medical and other key community services and retail outlets. It's location in the heart of Des Moines makes the n
eighborhood highly accessible and minutes away from downtown, the airport, and many other amenities. The homes within Waveland Park are bungalows and forsquare homes built in the early 1920's and 1930's with pockets of Tudor Revival homes scattered throughout. Large roof overhangs, well defined front entrance and porches, and often a solarium and sleeping porch can be found on many homes within the area. The neighborhood also has three schools; Perkins Elementary, Hubbell Elementary, and Theodore Roosevelt High School. Other unique features of the neighborhood include the Drake Observatory, the Waveland Park Golf course, and Glendale Cemetery. The combination of all that the neighborhood contains makes this one of the most desirable neighborhoods within Des Moines.
