State Historical Society of Iowa

Plum Grove Historic Home

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Plum Grove Historic Home

Visiting Information

1030 Carroll St.
Iowa City, IA 52240

Memorial Day – June 30
By Appointment

July 1 – Labor Day
Wednesday – Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Closed on July 4

Labor Day – October 31
Saturday – Sunday: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
 

Free Admission

Group tours welcome. Please schedule in advance with:

Johnson County Historical Society
P.O. Box 5081
Coralville, Iowa 52241
(319) 569-4502

Experience early Iowa history at the home of Iowa's first territorial governor, Robert Lucas. He built this seven-room Greek Revival house in 1844 using local materials. Though it was once part of an 80-acre farm, it is now nestled in an Iowa City neighborhood and furnished by the National Society of Colonial Dames of America with authentic period artifacts common in 1844-1853.

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