Questioning Terrace Hill

When Was the Iowa Governor's Mansion Actually Constructed?

The construction timeline of Terrace Hill, the Iowa Governor's mansion in Des Moines, has a lot of holes in the official history.

Questioning Terrace Hill talks about past research, the lack of blueprints or original construction documents, the lack of labor in the area at the time, and the actual cost of the Second Empire mansion.

Further exploration is done regarding quarrying, brick making and construction technology during that era.

The book goes into the lack of early photographs, the puffed up story in local newspapers of BF Allen, and other stories about the building and grounds.