Tel: 563-608-5629
Email: cartermuseum101@gmail.com
Welcome to the Carter House Museum

Welcome to the Carter House Museum

The past returns when you enter the Carter House and its attached annex. The home built in the 1850’s by Henry & Ernest Carter is an 18-room Greek Revival mansion furnished in 19th century style.

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The past returns when you enter the Carter House and its attached annex. The home built in the 1850’s by Henry & Ernest Carter is an 18-room Greek Revival mansion furnished in 19th century style.


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Your contribution of support for this nationally registered historic place will aid the Elkader Historical Society’s mission to both preserve a record of local history and to promote the public’s interest in the area’s past.  DONATE NOW


A New Beautiful Reading Room

The Carter House is over165 years old. The rooms are filled with history. And, this amazing home continues to write new chapters as it strives to make the past relevant. What was once a bedroom is being transformed into a reading room. This beautiful space offers you a place to do research, relax and absorb the legacy the Carter House offers. Local artists, Jim Walch and David Williams are adorning a wall of the reading room with a beautiful mural of historic, downtown Elkader.

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Our Mission The mission of the Elkader Historical Society is to both preserve a record of local history and to promote the public’s interest in the area’s past. The Carter House […]

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Carter House History

History of the Carter Family and their House The Carter House Museum gives visitors a glimpse into the lives of Iowans of 150 years ago. Built in 1855 as a […]

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Donate Now

Your contribution of support for this nationally registered historic place will aid the Elkader Historical Society’s mission to both preserve a record of local history and to promote the public’s […]

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