What's New at Brucemore

8/22/2023 Update: Brucemore will reopen for tours on Wednesday, August 23. We have been cleared to safely allow visitors inside the mansion. While we are working to complete the cleaning…

Brucemore recently enjoyed the opportunity to partner with Filoli, a fellow site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Woodside, California, for a one-of-a-kind performance. On August 9, participants…

Brucemore received statewide recognition at the annual Excellence in Iowa History Awards presented by the State Historic Society of Iowa Board of Trustees. On June 14, CEO David Janssen traveled…

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…

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…

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…

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!

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…

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…

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…