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Beresheim House is ready to open
Restored Staircase...is one of the main features of the Beresheim House. The ornate stairway of white oak leads from the main floor to the third floor and is trimmed with delicate carvings and turnings. Looking over the railing are Mrs. G.A. Bartel,…
Dodge House 2
Dodge House exterior, looking to the northeast from 3rd Street. Date penciled on back: 5-72
Dodge House 2
Dodge House, looking southeast from 3rd Street
Note on back says 8/73
Note on back says 8/73
Dodge House Notes 100th Anniversary
Adding a little extra to the memorabilia at the Historic Gen. Dodge House during December are some of the wedding to Lettie Dodge Montgomery who was married 100 years ago on Nov. 25.
Showing a silver tea service presented Mrs. Montgomery for her…
Showing a silver tea service presented Mrs. Montgomery for her…
Journey Through Bluffs Yields Adventure Of Rail Expansion West
The Gen. Grenville M. Dodge Mansion Is Only The Highlight...of the many monuments and historical sites revealing the history of the railroad's western push, and the building of the city of Council Bluffs. A journey around the city and through the…
Dodge House Membership Drive Now in Full Swing
Brass Trimmed Wood Box...originally from the General Dodge House, will be returned "home" as a gift of the late Mr. and Mrs. E H. Lougee, John Schoentgen, of Pasadena, Califl., a nephew of Mrs. Lougee, looks at the fine chest. November 8, 1970
Old Photo Shows Carriage House At Dodge Home
Old Carriage House...at residence of the late Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, looked like this in 1910. The picture was taken from Fairview Avenue.
Historic Dodge House Readies For Centennial
Inside The Carriage House...custodian Ivan Stillenger looks over the items being restored. When restoration is completed on the building, vehicles of the times will be displayed such as the carriage shown here.
Historic Dodge House Readies For Centennial
The Historic Gen. Dodge House...at 605 Third St., closed its sixth season with a record December attendance of more than 2,300 persons. While restoration is completed on the house, plans for 1970 center mostly on the old carriage house and the…
Swiss-Type Doll House Latest Dodge House Child's Addition
A Delight...for little girls is a doll house, and this doll house has delighted many little girls since its construction near the turn of the century. The doll house, a gift to Dodge House, is admired by Kimberly Ranch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.…
Annual Membership Tea Schedule For Dec. 8th
The Lavish Beauty...of a past era dresses the table for the membership tea at the Historic General Dodge House. Mrs. Marvin King is publicity chairman. Mrs. Robert Collins and Mrs. Noran Davis, sustaining members, will pour.
Historic Dodge House Recipient Of A Surrey
A Surrey..."without the fringe on top" was delivered Wednesday to the Historic General Dodge House. Volunteer workers at the house examining the carriage of an earlier vintage are Miss Melodee Hielen and Bob Winebarger.
Dodge House Visitors
Vern Tollinger, local attorney, shows a silver tea service to Robert Montgomery Jr. and his wife of Newport Beach, Calif., when the couple visited the Historic General Dodge House Tuesday. Montgovery is the great-grandson of Gen. Grenville M. Dodge…
3 More Dodge Rooms TO Have Spirit Of 1870s
In Newly Restored Room...at the General Dodge House are Mrs. John Whittaker, chairman of the Dodge House Board of Trustees, and J. Frederic Schlott, chairman of the City Park Board.
The Historic Dodge House Dressed In Holiday Garb
Ready For A Stroll...with dolls of another era, and the lavish wicker buggy with taffeta sunshade, are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Peters and their children, Denise 7, Brian, 9, and Stephanie, 5. Special guests at the tea will be Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Ferris…
Invite Members For House; Drive Opens Monday
The General's Suite...at the Historic Gen. Dodge House, just opened to the public, is viewed by Mrs. John A. Whittaker, Mrs. Andrew Fluetch and Mrs. Clifford Lee
Offer the Beautiful Dodge Home as Historic Memorial
One view of the library...where one of the nation's greatest railroad builders kept hundreds of books on history, government, railroading and war.
Offer the Beautiful Dodge Home as Historic Memorial
The general's desk, right...is shown in the room he used as an upstairs study. It adjoins his bedroom. The glass doorways lead to a sleeping porch on the south side of the home.
Offer the Beautiful Dodge Home as Historic Memorial
The general's soft felt hat, the last he wore...and his cane still hand in "their" place in the downstairs hallway. note portion of winding staircast [sic]0p and the old time light fixture.