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Pella is a city in Marion County, Iowa, United States, with a population of 10,464 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. [3] Founded by immigrants from the Netherlands , it is forty miles southeast of Des Moines .
The B.H. and J.H.H. Van Spanckeren Row Houses, also known as the Wyatt Earp House and the Pella Historical Society, is an historic building located in Pella, Iowa, United States. The Van Spanckerens were brothers who, along with their mother, Catharina Reerink Van Spanckeren and two other siblings emigrated from the Netherlands in the 1840s.
The Dominie Henry P. Scholte House is an historic residence located in Pella, Iowa, United States. Dominie Scholte was the leader of a secessionist movement from the organized church in the Netherlands in the 1830s.
The building is located in what is known as Strawtown, the original business district in Pella. [2] The building features heavy wood-frame construction, a six- bay , asymmetrical facade , side- gabled roof, a full-width front porch, and Dutch building techniques.
You can visit the Netherlands without leaving central Iowa when the 2024 Pella's Tulip Time festival kicks off this week. Experience Dutch culture and more than 300,000 blooming tulips during the ...
The Thomas F. and Nancy Tuttle House, also known as the Tuttle Cabin, is a historic residence located in Pella, Iowa, United States. Built in 1843, it predates the founding of the Pella, and is therefore the oldest building in town. [2] The 1½-story log cabin contains a single room, and was built as a farmhouse for a homestead claim by Thomas ...
The Dirk and Cornelia J. Vander Wilt Cottage, also known as the Vermeer House and the Wayne D. Stienstra House, is an historic residence located in Pella, Iowa, United States. It is a first generation residential building that exemplifies the architectural influence of the Netherlands , the homeland of Pella's early Dutch immigrants. [ 2 ]
The Des Moines Valley Railroad built the first tracks through the area in 1865, and they built a simple frame depot to serve passenger's needs. For 10 years, Pella served as the only rail stop in Marion County until a competing station was built in Knoxville, Iowa by the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad. [2]