Bentonsport Self Guided Virtual Tour

1   Mason House Inn Built in 1846 to serve steamboat passengers and other travelers, the Ashland House was purchased by Lewis Mason in 1857 and was renamed The Mason House Inn. It stayed in the Mason family for 99 years. Operated as a Bed and Breakfast, it is the oldest steamboat hotel in continuous use along the Des Moines River. Eight beautifully decorated bedrooms are furnished with authentic 19th century antiques. The quiet charm of the Mason House affords the perfect setting for honeymoons, anniversaries and for relaxing, secluded get-away weekends or family reunions. Tours given. Open year round. For more information call 319-592-3133. Add'l. Info
2    Hotle House Currently under historic research. Believed to be one of the older homes in Bentonsport. A private residence.
3    Log Home and Town Hall The white building is the old Harrisburg Township Hall building. The old log cabin is one of the original log homes in Iowa. Privately owned. They are unstable. Please maintain a safe distance.
4    Indian Artifacts Museum This native American Artifacts Museum is owned and operated by Tony Sanders. He collected the artifacts himself and has over 4000 different items on display. The cabin and the awesome wood interior of the cabin were hand made by Tony. Open daily by chance or appointment. Add'l. Info
5    Samuel Paine House Located at the top of the hill on J40, the Paine House was built in 1856. Captain Paine fought with Company I, 19th Iowa Infantry in the Civil War. His son, Albert Bigelow Paine, is best known as the biographer, literary executor, and close friend of Mark Twain, whom he met in 1901. It is a private residence.
6    Mormon House The white stone building, originally a two-story house, was built by Mormon artisans in 1846. It was used as a dormitory for the workmen who built many of the brick buildings still in use today. Later the building was used as a wagon factory, and a residence. It is privately owned by Chris Bennett, a renowned sculpture artist. This structure is under renovation.
7    Herman Greef House This lovely home of Georgian style architecture was built in 1863. The built-in shutters at the windows fold up into the butternut woodwork. Herman Greef was the owner of the Greef General Store and also owned the Bank of Bentonsport. Private residence.

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