From April 24 to 27 Brucemore hosted the spring meeting of directors of the 27 National Trust for Historic Preservation sites. During their visit, the site directors had the opportunity…
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Brucemore Receives Iowa Arts Champion Award
Brucemore was honored with the Arts Champion Award during the 2023 Governor’s Arts Award ceremony on Wednesday, March 1 at the State Historic Society of Iowa. The Governor’s Arts Awards…
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Brucemore Plants 400 Trees as Part of Landscape Restoration
Brucemore planted 400 trees and understory shrubs in the three-acre wooded area of the property earlier this month. This completes phase I of a multi-year effort to restore the nationally…
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Brucemore’s 2022 Holiday Season
We are excited to welcome you back to Brucemore for the holidays! Voted a USA Today Top 10 Best Historic Holiday Home in 2019 and 2021, the holidays at Brucemore are a festive tradition that you don’t want to miss!
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Brucemore Awarded Historical Tax Credit
Brucemore was awarded $592,296 through the Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) in August to support derecho recovery efforts. The estate sustained $3 million…
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Brucemore Installing a Geothermal HVAC System
The landscape remains open and new tours are being offered while the mansion is closed Brucemore will be the second site owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in…
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Brucemore Completes Phase IV of Mansion Envelope Project
Brucemore, a nationally significant historic site located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, completed Phase IV of the Mansion Envelope Restoration Project. Over the last year, contractors stabilized the north façades of…
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New Members Elected to Board of Trustees
Brucemore inspires community interaction through history, preservation, and the arts. The nationally significant historic site and cultural hub is a privately owned by a 501(c)3 non-profit, locally operated by a…
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New Members Elected to Board of Trustees
Brucemore inspires community interaction through history, preservation, and the arts. The nationally significant historic site and cultural hub is a privately owned by a 501(c)3 non-profit, locally operated by a…
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Derecho Recovery: Conserving Statuary and Gates
The August 10, 2020 derecho caused devastation across the Brucemore estate. Brucemore’s historic gates and outdoor statuary did not escape the wrath of the storm, but soon they will be…
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