A restored wooden storefronts has cream trim and a red orange awning.

Historic Downtown West Branch

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

  • 30 - 60 minutes
  • 21 tour stops

The West Branch Commercial Historic District illustrates the prosperous decades (1870-1916) when West Branch grew from a country town of wooden storefronts into a bustling center of rural commerce and decorative brick business blocks.

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