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Line 1: {{short description\|Historic house in Iowa, United States}} '''Plum Grove''' is a [[historic house]] located in [[Iowa City]], [[United States]]. Plum Grove was the retirement home of Gov. [[Robert Lucas (governor)\|Robert Lucas]] and the childhood home of the author [[Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd]]. Built in 1844, Lucas lived there with his wife, Friendly, and several children and grandchildren. Lucas died at Plum Grove in 1853, and his family moved out by 1866.▼ Subsequent owners include the Hoyt family,<ref>[http://www.uiowa.edu/~plumgrov/hoyt.htm The Hoyt Family]</ref> who were associated with the [[Eleutherian College]], and Plum Grove was the birthplace of [[Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd]] in 1868. The house was subsequently occupied by the family of Jacob Carroll Switzer,<ref>[http://www.uiowa.edu/~plumgrov/switzer.htm The Switzer Family]</ref> a [[American Civil War\|Civil War]] hero, and then by a number of immigrant and impoverished families. It was bought by the state of Iowa in 1943 and refurbished as a monument to Lucas. The house and grounds are open for tours Memorial Day through October. The house is maintained by the Johnson County Historical Society, but owned by the State Historical Society of Iowa.▼ {{Infobox NRHP \| name =Plum Grove == Archaeology ==▼ \| nrhp_type = {{main\|Iowa archaeology}}▼ \| image = Plum grove iowa city.jpg The grounds have been the focus of archaeological research since 1974, documenting Iowa frontier history and changes in farming from 1844 until 1943. Most of this work has been led by Thomas Charlton of the [[University of Iowa]]'s Department of Anthropology.▼ \| caption = Plum Grove, Iowa City, 1996 \| location= 1030 Carroll St.<br>[[Iowa City, Iowa]] \| coordinates = {{coord\|41\|38\|52\|N\|91\|31\|28\|W\|display=inline,title}} \| locmapin = Iowa#USA \| area = \| built = 1844 \| architecture = [[Greek Revival architecture\|Greek Revival]] \| added = May 07, 1973 \| refnum = 73000731<ref name="nris">{{NRISref\|2008a}}</ref> }} [[Image:Plum Grove 1934.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Plum Grove, 1934, prior to restoration.]] ▲'''Plum Grove''' is a [[historic house]] located in [[Iowa City]], [[United States]]. Plum Grove was the retirement home of Gov. [[Robert Lucas (governor)\|Robert Lucas]] and the childhood home of the author [[Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd]]~~. Built in 1844, Lucas lived there with his wife, Friendly, and several children and grandchildren. Lucas died at Plum Grove in 1853, and his family moved out by 1866~~. == References ==▼ ==History== Built in 1844, Robert Lucas lived in the house with his wife, Friendly, and several children and grandchildren. Lucas died at Plum Grove in 1853, and his family moved out by 1866. ▲Subsequent owners include the Hoyt family,<ref>[http://www.uiowa.edu/~plumgrov/hoyt.htm The Hoyt Family]</ref> who were associated with the [[Eleutherian College]], and Plum Grove was the birthplace of [[Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd]] in 1868. The house was subsequently occupied by the family of Jacob Carroll Switzer,<ref>[http://www.uiowa.edu/~plumgrov/switzer.htm The Switzer Family]</ref> a [[American Civil War\|Civil War]] hero, and then by a number of immigrant and impoverished families. It was bought by the state of Iowa in 1943 and refurbished as a monument to Lucas~~. The house and grounds are open for tours Memorial Day through October. The house is maintained by the Johnson County Historical Society, but owned by the State Historical Society of Iowa~~. The house is currently maintained by the Johnson County Historical Society, but owned by the [[State Historical Society of Iowa]]. The house is open for tours Memorial Day through Labor Day on Wednesdays through Sundays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Between Labor Day and October 31 it is open Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and by group appointment. ▲== Archaeology == ▲{{main article\|Iowa archaeology}} ▲The grounds have been the focus of archaeological research since 1974, documenting Iowa frontier history and changes in farming from 1844 until 1943. Most of this work ~~has been~~was led by the late Dr. Thomas Charlton ofwho was with the [[University of Iowa]]'s Department of Anthropology. Previous excavations have uncovered house additions, outbuildings, and a large trench full of butchered animal bones.<ref>Charlton et al. 1988, Whittaker 1999</ref> ▲== References == <references/> Charlton, Thomas H., Cynthia L. Otis Charlton, Stephen C. Lensink, and James A. Sartain , (1988) Historical Archaeology at Plum Grove. ''Journal of the Iowa Archaeological Society'' 35:40-69. Parish, John C., (1948) Iowa in the Days of Lucas. ''Palimpsest'' 29:13-18. Swisher, Jacob A., (1948) Plum Grove. ''Palimpsest'' 29:19-32. Whittaker, William E., (1999) Production of Animal Commodities at Plum Grove, Iowa City. ''Historical Archaeology'' 33(4):44-57. == External links == [http://www.~~uiowa~~jchsiowa.~~edu~~org/~~~plumgrov~~plum-grove/~~index.html~~ Johnson County Historical Society: Plum Grove Historic ~~Farm~~Home] [http://www.iowahistory.org/historic-sites/~~plum_grove~~plum-grove/~~plum_grove.html~~ Plum Grove Historic Site] - State Historical Society of Iowa {{National Register of Historic Places}} ~~{{coord missing\|United States}}~~ {{NRHP in Iowa City, Iowa}} [[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa]] [[Category:Registered Historic Places in Iowa]]▼ [[Category:Archaeological sites in Iowa]] [[Category:Historic house museums in Iowa]] [[Category:Robert Lucas family]] ~~{{iowa-stub}}~~ [[Category:Museums in Iowa City, Iowa]] ▲[[Category:~~Registered~~National Register of Historic Places in Iowa City, Iowa]] [[Category:State Historical Society of Iowa]] [[Category:National Society of the Colonial Dames of America]] [[Category:Houses in Iowa City, Iowa]]