Here’s where we stopped on our drive yesterday. It’s Montauk, the home of William Larrabee, governor of Iowa from 1886 to 1890. It sits on a hill above the town of Clermont.
We didn’t have time for a tour of the house on this trip, but we did walk around the grounds.
There are several bronze statues there---this one is of General Sherman:
And, this one of Admiral Farragut watches over the surrounding countryside:
We toured the house as a family one time when our children were young and I’ve been here on their school field trips, too. I hope to go on a house tour again sometime.
Do go on the house tour. You'll learn a lot of details about his family's life through the years. Its a cool tour. Great house and property - I'm glad that we Iowans still have that treasure.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful architecture and grounds. I bet the woodwork inside the house must be amazing!
ReplyDeleteGuess we'll have to wait for that tour... another day. ;-)
Wow, can you even imagine living in a place like this?
ReplyDeleteI would have to have help with the dusting, that's for sure.
Thanks for showing this beautiful place.
Looks like a very interesting place to visit and tour! Beautiful view!
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