Carter House Museum

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Carter House Museum 101 E. High St., Elkader IA

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Painting by Gene Sharp

The Regular Museum Season
The Carter House Museum opens its summer season on Memorial Day Weekend. It is open for guided tours Saturdays (10-12) and Sundays and Holidays (2-4) through the Labor Day weekend. Special tours for large or
 family-size groups are available. Click on “Guided Tours.”

Special Holiday Events
The Carter House is lavishly decorated for the holidays each year, and the Elkader Historical Society hosts a preview party in the museum on Friday evening the week before Thanksgiving. 

Additional events are announced through the media and on this web site.

E.V. Carter
Ernest Carter 1810-1866

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Henry Carter 1824-1896

Our Mission

Gifts

Guided Tours

Elkader’s Namesake

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