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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Valley Junction-West Des Moines City Hall and Engine House
| nrhp_type = indcp
| nocat = yes
| partof = [[Valley Junction Commercial Historic District]]
| partof_refnum = 100001739
| image = 1905 West Des Moines City Hall.JPG
| caption =
| location = 137 5th St.,<br/>[[West Des Moines, Iowa]]
| coordinates = {{coord|41|34|15|N|93|42|31.3|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Iowa#USA
| built = 1901
| builder =
| architect =
| architecture =
| added = February 17, 1983
| area = less than one acre
| mpsub =
| refnum = 83000400<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
}}
The '''Valley Junction-West Des Moines City Hall and Engine House''' is a historic building located in [[West Des Moines, Iowa]], United States. Valley Junction was incorporated in 1893, and it was named for the junction of three lines of the [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]] where it was located. This two-story brick building was constructed to house the community's [[city hall]] and fire station, even though the fire department would not be established until 1905.<ref name=Jacobsen1>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=83000400}}|title=Valley Junction-West Des Moines City Hall and Engine House|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|access-date=2017-10-10|author=James E. Jacobsen}} with {{NRHP url|id=83000400|photos=y|title=photo(s)}}</ref> The fire station was located on the first floor, and the city hall was located on the second floor. It was located a block north of the train depot. An interurban railway connected the town to [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], and its proximity to the Iowa coal fields contributed to its growth. By 1911 the town grew to be the second largest community in [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk County]], and its name was changed to West Des Moines by 1940.<ref name=Jacobsen1/> The building was used for city hall until 1952. It was individually listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983.<ref name="nris"/> It was included as a [[contributing property]] in the [[Valley Junction Commercial Historic District]] in 2017.<ref name=Jacobsen2>{{cite web|url=http://www.valleyjunction.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1-20-17ValleyJunctionNRDistrictFinal.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Valley Junction Commercial Historic District|publisher=Valley Junction|access-date=2018-07-09|author=James E. Jacobsen}}</ref>
==References==
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
{{NRHP in Polk County, Iowa}}
[[Category:Government buildings completed in 1901]]
[[Category:West Des Moines, Iowa]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Polk County, Iowa]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Iowa]]
[[Category:City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa]]
[[Category:Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa]]
[[Category:Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Iowa]]
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