See history unfold.

Visit the museums

A visit to the Jordan House and Bennett School Museums will transport you back in time. Follow the footsteps of James C. Jordan as you listen to stories about family life on the prairie and narrow escapes on the Underground Railroad.

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EXPERIENCE OUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS

THE JORDAN HOUSE MUSEUM

THE JORDAN HOUSE MUSEUM

The Jordan House, a stately Victorian home of Italianate Gothic design, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a member of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program....

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UNDERGROUND RAILROAD EXHIBIT

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD EXHIBIT

The Underground Railroad was a loosely organized system for helping escaped slaves from the southern states reach freedom in the North or Canada in the years before the Civil War

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THE BENNETT SCHOOL MUSEUM

THE BENNETT SCHOOL MUSEUM

Built in 1926 or ’27 the Bennett School was one of the last one room schools to be built in West Des Moines and was in use until at least 1941. It was originally located on an acre of ground donated...

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