National Historic Landmark · West Branch, Iowa

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

Built 1965. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressOff I-80, West Branch, IA
CountyCedar County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forPolitics and government, Religion
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000110
Built1965 · more from the 1960s
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressOff I-80, West Branch, IA
Coordinates41.6686° N, 91.3481° W · Directions ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

Explore

Map

Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Iowa

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  • Archaeological Guide to Iowa
    William E. Whittaker and Lynn M. Alex, 2015
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  • WPA Guide to Iowa
    Federal writers' project, 2013
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  • Grant Wood's Iowa
    Wende Elliott and William Rose, 2013
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Herbert Hoover National Historic Site listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Herbert Hoover National Historic Site built?

1965.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Herbert Hoover National Historic Site?

Off I-80, West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Herbert Hoover National Historic Site?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000110. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.