Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

Herbert Hoover called his humble birthplace "physical proof of the unbounded opportunity of American life."
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.
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Prescribed Burn at Herbert Hoover NHS
The staff at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is planning a prescription burn in the reconstructed tallgrass prairie. Because prescribed burns are so dependent on weather conditions, we have been keeping an eye on the weather outlook over the last few weeks. Per the National Park Service Fire Management Officer (FMO) who oversees the fire program for us, next week has been identified as the best time this fall to hold a prescribed burn.
2024 Herbert Hoover NHS Interpretive Offerings for 'A Christmas Past'
The Herbert Hoover NHS will offer several programs and performances during the 'A Christmas Past' event on December 6 - 7.
A one story wood frame house has board-and-batten exterior siding and a picket fence painted white.
Photo by NPS Photo/John Eicher
Two marble ledger stones each mark a grave in a semicircular landscaped plot with a flagpole.
Photo by NPS Photo/Steven Lonergan
A sprawling one story public building of rough-faced yellowish stone has a white portico entrance.
Photo by NARA/Lynn Smith
A low brown barn-like building with three large doorways has a large horseshoe on its facade.
Photo by NPS Photo/John Tobiason
A one-story wooden building painted off-white has two windows and a central doorway.
Photo by NPS Photo/John Tobiason
Two doorways, one on either side, of a broad white wood frame building divides the sexes.
Photo by NPS Photo/John Tobiason
A cast bronze figure of a veiled goddess sits on a throne mounted on a concrete pedestal.
Photo by NPS Photo/John Tobiason
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