The Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace is the restored historic home where Mamie Doud Eisenhower was born and today houses many heirlooms of the Carlson and Eisenhower family. Mamie Doud was born in Boone on November 14 of 1896 and later became the wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Also located on the grounds are a detached summer kitchen and a carriage house, containing a Chrysler Windsor Sedan given by the Eisenhowers to the Carlsons in 1948 and the 1962 Plymouth Valiant once owned by Mamie Doud Eisenhower. The Eisenhowers visited Boone regularly between the 1940’s and the 1960’s.
709 Carroll St, Boone, IA 50036, Phone: 515-432-1896
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