Iowa
Mount Pleasant
Harlan-Lincoln Home
101 West Broad Street
Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant IA
Phone 319 385-8021
Alt Phone 319 385-6320
Web Site
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Alt Web http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/sites/harlan.htm
Description Senator Harlan's daughter married Abraham Lincoln's son, house holds memorabilia of both families and the college
Type of Resource
House Museum
Primary Focus Famous People
Mount Pleasant
Van Allen House Heritage Center
502 Washington
Mount Pleasant IA
Phone 319 385-2460
Web Site
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Toll Free 800 421-4282
Alt Web http://www.mtpleasantiowa.com/attr.html
Description home of scientist James Van Allen now holds Henry County Tourism Association, being restored to period look
Type of Resource
House Museum
Primary Focus Visitor Center
Era 1862
Iowa
Princeton
Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead
28050 230th Avenue
Princeton IA 72748
Phone 563 225-2981
Web Site
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Description childhood home of Buffalo Bill Cody, scout and showman
Type of Resource
House Museum
Primary Focus Famous People
Era 1847
Salem
Lewelling
Quaker Shrine
401 South Main
Salem
IA
Phone
319 385-2460
Web Site
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Alt Web
http://www.seia.com/attractions.html
Description
stone house functioned as a stop on the
Underground Railroad
Type of
Resource
House Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Group
Identity
African American
Era
1840
New or
Updated: 9/7/2004
Iowa
Storm Lake
Harker House
328 Lake Avenue
Storm Lake IA 50588
Phone 712 732-3267
Web Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~iabuenav/bvtowns/storm_lake/harker.htm
Alt Web http://www.stormlakeonline.com/harker_house.html
Description elaborate brick mansion, restored by a family member with original furniture
Type of Resource House Museum
Collection A-F Furniture
Era 1875
New or Updated: 06/04/2003
Strawberry Point
Wilder Memorial Museum
123 West Mission St
Strawberry Point IA 52076
Phone 563 933-4615
Alt Phone 563 933-2260
Web Site http://www.strawberrypt.com/wilder_memorial_museum.htm
Description 800 dolls, 40 Victorian lamps, farm and tractor toys
Type of Resource House Museum
Collection A-F Dolls
Collection G-M Lamps
Collection N-Z Toys
New or Updated: 06/06/2003
Iowa
Wall Lake
Andy
Williams Birthplace
Address
Wall Lake
IA
Phone
Web Site
http://pionet.net/~setd/andy-williams/
Description
restored birthplace of well-known singer
Type of
Resource
House Museum
Primary
Focus
Famous People
Industry
/Profession
Music
Owner/Operator:
Wall Lake Historical Society
New or
Updated:
1/5/2005
Waterloo
Rensselaer Russel House Museum
520 West 3rd St
Waterloo IA 50701
Phone 319 233-0262
Web Site www.cedarnet.org/grout/RRHM.html
Description
Type of Resource
House Museum
Iowa
Waterloo
Snowden House
306 Washington Street
MAIL: Grout Museum 503 South St
Waterloo IA 50701
Phone 319 234-6357
Web Site http://www.groutmuseumdistrict.org/who_we/snowden.html
E-mail mailto:grout@cedarnet.org?subject=Information Request
Alt Web http://www.cedarnet.org/tour/
Description built by prominent early merchant, now used as meeting and event site
Type of Resource House Museum
Era 1881
New or Updated: 06/08/2003 Winterset
John Wayne Birthplace
216 South Second Street
Winterset IA 50273
Phone 515 462-1044
Web Site www.johnwaynebirthplace.org
Description 4 room house restored to time of actor's birth
Type of Resource
House Museum
Primary Focus Famous People
Era 1907 |
