Brucemore
Brucemore
Brucemore, a park-like, 26-acre (110,000 m2) estate in the heart of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the site of a Queen Anne-style mansion, formal gardens, a children’s garden, night garden, pond, orchard, and woodland. Built between 1884 and 1886 by Caroline Sinclair, widow of pioneer industrialist T.M. Sinclair, Brucemore has been home to three prominent families who used the estate as a center for culture and the arts. Brucemore, whose name alludes to the Scottish moors of the second owner's ancestral home, is Iowa's only National Trust Historic Site and is preserved by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in co-stewardship with Brucemore, Inc. Under the name of the T.M. Sinclair Mansion, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The mansion has three stories, and contains twenty-one rooms. Notable features of the home are its steeply gabled roof, five chimneys, and several turrets.
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Brucemore is the story of three wealthy families: industrialists, entrepreneurs,
philanthropists, boosters, neighbors, and friends. The men created great
fortunes: Thomas Sinclair in meatpacking; George Bruce Douglas in starch
processing; and Howard Hall in manufacturing. However, the women of Brucemore
are at the heart of the story; Caroline Sinclair built the mansion; Irene
Douglas transformed it to a country estate; and Margaret Hall gave it to the
National Trust. To honor the fortunes, legacies, and influence of the families,
Brucemore has become the community’s home.
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