The History Center

The History Center The History Center preserves and tells the story of Linn County, Iowa. The first museum was located at Eighth Ave and First Street in Cedar Rapids.

The History Center began in 1969 as the Linn County Historical Museum Association, formed by several local residents who were interested in permanently preserving the history of Linn County. In the 1990’s we became a professionally accredited museum and named that museum “The History Center.” The organization officially became the Linn County Historical Society. In 1997, a capital campaign began t

o build a new museum at the recently purchased site at First Ave and Sixth Street in downtown Cedar Rapids. The site was formerly Rapids Chevrolet. The new museum was officially opened on June 15, 1999. After careful consideration in 2014, the board of The History Center decided to purchase the Douglas Mansion, which had been donated by the Linge family to the city of Cedar Rapids. The opening of this new location in 2018 will be a new opportunity for The History Center to provide quality programming and exhibits within a building that is a historic treasure itself. You can learn more about our organization and our upcoming move to the Douglas Mansion by visiting our website: historycenter.org

06/14/2026

4th Annual Root Beer Festival

We had a wonderful evening hosting Dr. Ruth White last night for Oral Histories LIVE! Thank you to all who were able to ...
06/10/2026

We had a wonderful evening hosting Dr. Ruth White last night for Oral Histories LIVE! Thank you to all who were able to join us!

Be sure to join us for the 6th Annual Root Beer Festival on June 20th! Live entertainment with the FunkDaddies from 12:...
06/09/2026

Be sure to join us for the 6th Annual Root Beer Festival on June 20th! Live entertainment with the FunkDaddies from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

WHEN: June 20th
WHERE: The History Center (800 2nd Ave SE)
TIME: Event runs 10:00 - 2:00 p.m.
ENTERTAINMENT:
The New Horizons Band 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
FunkDaddies 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
$5.00 general admission

Bounce house for the kids!
Admission allows access to our museum exhibits!
This is an outdoor event, bring a lawn chair.

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE and avoid the lines!

4th Annual Root Beer Festival

Address

800 2nd Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, IA
52403

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12pm - 4pm
Thursday 4pm - 8pm
Friday 12pm - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+13193621501

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