Vinton, Iowa
Attraction Listing for Vinton, IA
- Vinton Country Club Golf Courses
- Vinton Railroad Depot Railroad History
- The Ray House Historic Homes
- The Horridge House Museums
The original Carpenter Gothic-style house was built around 1868 and consisted of locally produced brick. The pressed tin ceiling and walls in the kitchen are believed to have been made by the original owner or his firm. A garage was added to the sunroom to accommodate the wife'
Vinton, IA MuseumsThe "county seat" style brick and limestone depot was built in 1900 by the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad.Later it became a part of the Rock Island system.Placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1990 and designated heritage site for Silos &
Vinton, IA Railroad HistoryThe Ray House is a three story Queen Anne style house built 1893-4.The entire building,including the attic, was lit by electricity. A motor pumped water from the cistern to a tank in the attic which supplied hot and cold water to all parts of the house, except the "water closets"
Vinton, IA Historic Homes Course Access: Semi-Private
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Italianate house with original furnishings. Exhibits of exotic butterflies, South American artifacts. Unique rock wall surrou...
Course Access: PublicHoles: 18Reserve Advance Tee Times: 7 days...
Features more than 400 varieties of trees and many special gardens, including hostas, herbs, a trial garden, Buck Rose garden...
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Midwest art including works by Grant Wood, Marvin Cone and Thomas Hart Benton; American decorative arts and international fol...