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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site IA

Lat, Long: 41.66793558, -91.35232139

Designation: National Historic Site

Orphaned at age nine, Herbert Hoover left West Branch never to live here again. In later years, he returned to his humble birthplace to celebrate his long career of public service. A memorial landscape remains to tell his story: how community, hard work, honesty, and usefulness to others opened a world of opportunity— and the presidency of the United States— to a child of simple beginnings.

Weather:

Spring and fall are mild with moderate temperatures. Average high temperatures in the spring and fall are between 50° and 60° F, with lows from 40° F to 50° F. Summer is hot and humid with average highs around 85° F. Winter can be cold, windy, and snowy with highs averaging 30° F or lower. Rain and thunderstorms are most frequent in the spring and summer.

Directions:

Take exit 254 off Interstate 80 to West Branch, Iowa. The Visitor Center is 0.3 mile north of Interstate 80.

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Address/Contact:

110 Parkside Drive

West Branch, US, 52358

Phone: 3196432541

Email: heho_information@nps.gov

Entrance Fees:

A one story wood frame house has board-and-batten exterior siding and a picket fence painted white.Two marble ledger stones each mark a grave in a semicircular landscaped plot with a flagpole.A sprawling one story public building of rough-faced yellowish stone has a white portico entrance.A low brown barn-like building with three large doorways has a large horseshoe on its facade.A one-story wooden building painted off-white has two windows and a central doorway.Two doorways, one on either side, of a broad white wood frame building divides the sexes.A cast bronze figure of a veiled goddess sits on a throne mounted on a concrete pedestal.