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Farm House Museum


category : Museums
Built in the 1860s as the first building at Iowa State Agricultural College and Model Farm. More than 6,000 pieces of Victorian decorative art and antique furnishings.


Admission: Fee
Hours: Noon-4 Mon-Fri, 1-4 Sun.
Address: Iowa State University Campus
Phone: 515-294-7426
Our Email: eostendl@iastate.edu
Our Website:www.museums.iastate.edu

Come visit us in Ames, Iowa

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