Historic General Dodge House

605 South 3rd Street
Council Bluffs, IA, 51503
712-322-2406

overview : General Grenville M. Dodge has been called 'the greatest railroad builder of all time' because of his role as chief construction engineer of the Union Pacific Railway and his subsequent railroading career, which spanned the globe.

collections : Built in 1869 , Dodge's handsome Victorian home at 605 Third Street cost ,000, a lavish sum for that day. The fourteen room, three story mansion stands on a high terrace overlooking the Missouri Valley, and displays architectural features such as parquet floors and elegant woodwork.

topics : historic homes