Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Hoover Complex - West Branch, Iowa

The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site was authorized in 1965 to preserve and protect in public ownership the properties associated with the life of Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States. The 186-acre site includes the two room cottage where Hoover was born in 1874, a replica of his father's blacksmith shop, a one-room schoolhouse, and the Quaker Meetinghouse where the Hoover family worshipped.

President and Mrs. Hoover are buried on a quite knoll overlooking the birthplace cottage. A 81-acre tall grass prairie offers opportunities to hike and explore part of Iowa's natural history. The visitor center contains information about Hoover's childhood and special exhibits. The site is managed by the National Park Service, and is one of two park service units in the state of Iowa. The site is open daily from 9-5, closed Thanksgiving, December 25, and January 1. For more information, call 319-643-2541.

 

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association was originally established in 1939 as the Hoover Birthplace Society. Currently the Association fosters the collection, interpretation, and preservation of historical resources relating to the life, ideas, values, and time of Herbert Hoover, thirty first President of the United States. It promotes public education about and appreciation for Herbert Hoover and supports the Hoover Presidential Library Museun and the National Historic Site. Special events include Sunday in the Park programs and Hooverfest, an annual celebration held the first weekend in August to commemorate the birth of Herbert Hoover. Programs are supported by membership in the association. For more information call 319-643-5327.

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Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum was dedicated in 1962 and is operated by the National Archives and Records Administration. It is one of nine Presidential Libraries in the United States. The papers of President Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover are among those housed in the library archives. The library is open to researchers by appointment.

The museum enables visitors to experience the many sides of Iowa's only President. Hoover's careers as mining engineer, Secretary of Commerce, 31st President of the United States, and great humanitarian are depicted in the permanent galleries. The temporary gallery has special exhibits three times a year. The museum is open daily from 9-5, closed Thanksgiving, December 25, and January 1. For more information, call 319-643-5301.

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