Harker House

A preserved Victorian-era family home in Storm Lake, Iowa, kept largely intact across three generations of the Harker family.

328 Lake Ave, Storm Lake, IA 50588 · Storm Lake, IA

About Harker House

This historic house in Storm Lake, Iowa, offers a look at daily life in the Victorian era through the home of one local family. Its furnishings include fine walnut pieces, and many family heirlooms have been kept over the generations. The house sits on a corner in town and has watched the community grow. Visitors can join tours run on a set schedule. The site also hosts a collection of Civil War accounts gathered from over two dozen veterans from Buena Vista County.

#Victorian era
#family home
#Civil War
#Storm Lake
#Buena Vista County

What's around here?

The closest stops to Harker House, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Museums
Lake View Historical Museum
Check prices
A small local history museum in Lake View, Iowa, with bird displays, a model train layout, and historic buildings on its grounds.
24 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sports & Outdoors
Black Hawk State Park
Check prices
Iowa state park centered on a 957-acre natural lake, with campgrounds, trails, boat ramps, and Civilian Conservation Corps-era structures.
26 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
Sightseeing
Quirky Fun
Grotto of the Redemption
No admission fee
Walk through nine hand-built grottos encrusted with minerals, gems and fossils that depict the life of Christ.
44 mi awayMore like this
Attractions
Family Favorite
Arnolds Park Amusement Park
No admission fee
Ride a John A. Miller wooden roller coaster, play midway games and walk the lakefront at this park on West Lake Okoboji.
50 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
Sports & Outdoors
Gull Point State Park
Check prices
Shaded Iowa state park on West Okoboji Lake with camping, a historic CCC-era lodge, trails, and a swimming beach.
50 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
Sports & Outdoors
Dolliver Memorial State Park
Check prices
A northwest Iowa state park known for bluffs, ravines, and trails above the Des Moines River.
60 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors