The Wallace Centers of Iowa - Wallace Farm
Open daily, self-guided tours of the Wallace Farm are available any time of the day or evening. During the winter, the historic site is typically staffed Monday-Friday in the morning unless evening events are scheduled. During the summer, staff are usually on-site Monday-Friday. Free will donations are accepted.
The Wallace Farm is the birthplace farm of Henry A. Wallace, born in 1888. He served the nation as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1933-1941, U.S. Vice President from 1941-1945, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1945-1946. Earlier in his career, he founded seed corn company Pioneer Hi-Bred in 1926 and was an editor at Wallaces’ Farmer magazine. In 1999, The Des Moines Register named Wallace the “Most Influential Iowan of the 20th Century.”
The birthplace farm includes:
- 40 acres of the original Wallace farm
- Restored Farmhouse with Gift Shop
- Gathering Barn
- Restored Iowa Prairie and Pond
- Sculpture Walking Path
- Orchard and Produce Gardens
The Wallace Farm hosts History Lesson Lunches and Pizza on the Prairie on Friday nights from June through September. Reservations are required for both events.
Category: Farms (Agritourism), Historical
Contact
2773 290th Street
Orient, IA 50858
(641) 337-5019
