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Herbert Hoover National Historic SiteWooden benches inside a Quaker meetinghouse.
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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Operating Hours & Seasons
 

The Visitor Center, Birthplace Cottage, Blacksmith Shop, Schoolhouse, Friends Meetinghouse, and the Presidential Library and Museum are open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except on Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1.

The loop road from the Presidential Library and Museum to the Gravesite and picnic shelters, and the Water Street Parking Lot (on Parkside Drive across from the Visitor Center) are closed to vehicles and parking from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

The grounds of the historic site are open 24 hours.

A wheelchair ramp leads to the historic Schoolhouse.
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Pupils' desks, part of the Schoolhouse furnishings.
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A game of Hooverball on the White House lawn.  

Did You Know?
President Hoover's doctor designed an athletic game to keep him fit. "Hooverball" is similar to volleyball, but scored like tennis. Players heave a six-pound medicine ball over the net.
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Last Updated: October 17, 2008 at 12:56 EST