Historic Sites
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Bruguier's Cabin
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Central High School/Castle on the Hill
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City Halls of Sioux City
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First Brides Grave
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First Schools in Sioux City
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Floyd Monument
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Grandview Park & the Band Shell
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Historic Fourth Street
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Peirce Mansion
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Prospect Hill
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Riverside Park Area
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Sgt. Floyd River Museum & Welcome Center
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South Bottoms Memorial
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War Eagle
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Woodbury County Courthouses
Peirce Mansion
1908 Thomas S. Martin, founder of the T.S. Martin Department Store, bought the mansion. The family lived there until 1920. 1921-22 The house was occupied by C.A. Eshcher, a stock dealer. 1922 Vacant 1924 The house was occupied by C.E. Hutton, who was sales manager for the Thompson and DeJarnette Dodge dealership. 1925-28 Vacant 1928-46 The mansion was again occupied by members of the Martin family. J. Earle Martin, son of T.S. Martin, moved into the house after an extensive remodeling project. While members of the Martin family lived in the mansion, it was the scene of many large social events. The Martins hosted many a dance or gathering in the third floor ballroom. 1946-50 The home was owned and occupied by Martha Zanfes. The house was then known as "the house of lights", for Mrs. Zanfes, an antique collector, placed lamps in all windows and around the street edge of the porch. 1951-57 The mansion served as a residence for Lutheran Hospital student nurses. 1961 The Junior League of Sioux City purchased the home for $10,000. It was donated in 1959 to the City of Sioux City for use as a cultural building. 1961 The Sioux City Public Museum, formerly located in the library building, opened to the public in its new quarters. 1978 The John Peirce House was placed in the National Register of Historic Places. For a look at the Peirce Mansion today, visit SiouxCityMuseum.org/peirce-mansion. |