Salisbury House

Des Moines, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗
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Salisbury House in Des Moines, Iowa is a Tudor, Gothic, and Carolean style manor home built between 1923 and 1928 by cosmetics magnate Carl Weeks and his wife, Edith Van Slyke Weeks. Modeled after the King's House in Salisbury, England, the residence contains 42 rooms and measures just over 22,000 square feet, commanding a wooded hilltop with expansive views. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, the 9.4-acre property is now owned and operated by the Salisbury House Foundation and welcomes the public for tours, events, and private rentals.