Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
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| Herbert Hoover National Historic Site | |
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| Location | West Branch, Iowa, USA |
| Nearest city | Iowa City, Iowa |
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| Area | 187 acres (0.76 km²) |
| Established | August 12, 1965 |
| Visitors | 152,214 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Herbert Hoover National Historic Site | |
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| Location: | West Branch, Iowa |
| Built/Founded: | 1874 |
| Designated as NHL: | June 23, 1965[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000110 |
| Governing body: | NATIONAL PARK SERVICE |
The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site buildings and grounds in West Branch, Iowa, are preserved by the National Park Service to commemorate the life of the 31st President of the United States. The site is also known as Herbert Hoover Birthplace. It includes the small cottage where Hoover was born in 1874, a blacksmith shop similar to the one owned by his father, the first West Branch schoolhouse, and the Quaker meetinghouse where the Hoover family worshipped. Also located on the grounds are the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, the gravesites of Hoover and his wife, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, and an 81-acre (308,000 m²) tallgrass prairie.
As Herbert Hoover Birthplace, the site was declared a National Historic Landmark on June 23, 1965.[1],[3]
The National Historic Site was established on August 12, 1965.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Herbert Hoover Birthplace. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Roy H. Matterson (sp?) (November 10, 1964), National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings: Herbert Hoover BirthplacePDF (315 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 1 photo, exterior, undated.PDF (214 KiB)
[edit] External links
- Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
- Secondary National Park Service site
- Herbert Hoover: Iowa Farm Boy and World Humanitarian, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan
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