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Seminole Valley Farm Inc.

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West on F Ave. N.W. to Edgewood Rd. N.W. north on Edgewood, cross the Cedar River to 42nd St. N.E. west on 42nd St. N.E. to Seminole Valley Rd. south on Seminole Valley Rd. to Seminole Valley Park

This restored farm complex was typical of rural farmsteads of Iowa in the 1880s. In addition to the dwelling, there is a barn, a summer kitchen, a smokehouse, and other outbuildings. The grounds have been planted with the sorts of trees, shrubs, and flowers which were normally grown in the 1880s. The complex is open to the public.

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David Gebhard and Gerald Mansheim
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David Gebhard and Gerald Mansheim, "Seminole Valley Farm Inc.", [Cedar Rapids, Iowa], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/IA-01-CE090.

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