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Robert William Andrew Feller Farmstead

Buildings and structures completed in 1886Buildings and structures in Dallas County, IowaFarms on the National Register of Historic Places in IowaHistoric districts in Dallas County, IowaHistoric districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
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ROBERT WILLIAM ANDREW FELLER HOMESTEAD, DALLAS COUNTY, IOWA
ROBERT WILLIAM ANDREW FELLER HOMESTEAD, DALLAS COUNTY, IOWA

The Robert William Andrew Feller Farmstead is a federally designated historic site a couple miles northeast of Van Meter in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. It is the boyhood home of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller. The historic district is 1.2 acres (0.49 ha). The Feller family farm was once 350 acres (140 ha) but most of it has been sold to other farmers and the current farm is 40 acres (16 ha). Feller sold the farmstead in 1955 and it is currently owned by Dr. Jose Angel since about 1994.

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