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Pappajohns’ Des Moines home sold for $1.37 million
A limited liability company has acquired the former Des Moines home of philanthropists John and Mary Pappajohn, Polk County real estate records show. 24 Foster LLC paid the John Pappajohn Revocable Trust $1.37 million for the residential property at 24 Foster Drive (photo at right) in Des Moines. The two-story, single-family house, built in 1923, includes 4,377 square feet of living space. The property, which includes 1.36 acres, is valued at $1.15 million. John Pappajohn, a venture capitalist, died in April of 2023 at the age of 94. Mary Pappajohn was 88 when she died in March 2022. The couple donated millions of dollars to projects at the University of Iowa, Des Moines and elsewhere. Their most visual donation is the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in Des Moines’ downtown. The real estate transaction involving the couple’s former home was recorded June 3.
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