In this Book
- Farm House: College Farm to University Museum
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: University of Iowa Press
summary
Now available for the first time in paperback, Farm House tells the story of the first structure built on the Iowa State University campus. Mary Atherly provides a comprehensive history of the Farm House from its founding days to its role as the center of activity for the new college to its second life as a welcoming museum visited by thousands each year. This second edition includes a discussion of the archaeological dig of 1991, which carefully excavated the area under the Farm House, and thoroughly documents the extensive renovation and reconstruction of the exterior of the house during the 1990s. New photographs add to the first edition’s rich array of images and a foreword by Gregory Geoffroy, ISU’s president since 2001, adds to its historical content. The history of Iowa’s only land-grant university and its impressive cultural and educational impact on the state and the nation as it evolved from model farm to college to modern multipurpose university is inseparable from the history of the Farm House.
Table of Contents
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- Director's Foreword
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- p. xi
- 1. Tour of the Farm House Museum
- pp. 3-28
- 3. First Residents of the Farm House
- pp. 43-64
- 6. The Wilson and Curtiss Years
- pp. 107-140
- 7. The Final Years of Active Use
- pp. 141-162
- 8. Restoration and Museum
- pp. 163-188
- Appendix D: Chronology of the Farm House
- pp. 233-236
Additional Information
ISBN
9781587298875
Related ISBN(s)
9781587295584, 9781587298103
MARC Record
OCLC
503172310
Pages
262
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1995