Rooms
(1st Floor) Provided amenities: 1 Queen bed, en-suite half bathroom, unique quilt, 2 sets of bed sheets, blankets, pillows, vintage oscillating fan, central air conditioning, dual night stands, closet with shelves & hangers, room themed artwork/décor & Iowa magazines.
About the Room:
Named after Kate Shelley, a 15-year-old heroine that saved a passenger train. On July 6, 1881 Kate Shelley risked her life to warn the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Co. that the Honey Creek bridge was out. A train had already fallen through the bridge near her Moingona home. Kate heard the accident and knew the train schedules that a passenger train was scheduled to travel over the Honey Creek bridge by crossing the Des Moines River Bridge. It was night, during a raging thunderstorm. Wearing only her nightdress and armed with a lantern, she crossed the bridge on her hands and knees. She made it to the station and saved the train. The Kate Shelley High Bridge, officially called the Boone Viaduct when it was completed in 1901, is one of the highest and longest double-track railroad bridges in the United States. It is located approximately 3 miles West of Boone, Iowa.
Enjoy your stay in The Kate Shelley Room and visit the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad & Rail Explorers at: 225 10th St, Boone, IA 50036 just blocks away from the 607 Guest House.
(2nd Floor) Provided amenities: 1 Queen bed, unique quilt, 2 sets of bed sheets, blankets, pillows, ceiling fan, Antenna TV, individual air conditioning controls with remote, alarm clock radio with CD player, chest dresser & dresser with mirror, closet with hangers & small sitting room off main bedroom with room themed artwork/décor & Iowa magazines.
About the Room:
Named after Mamie Doud Eisenhower who was First Lady to the 34th President, Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953-1961. She was born November 14, 1896 in Boone, Iowa. Mamie’s fondness for a specific shade of pink, often called “First Lady” or “Mamie” pink, kicked off a national trend for pink clothing, housewares, and bathrooms. Throughout all her military moves with Ike, she would carry a stick of wood with her favorite colors – green, pink and a creamy color.
Enjoy your stay in The Eisenhower Room and visit her historic birthplace at: 709 Carroll Street, Boone, IA. 50036 just steps away from the 607 Guest House.
(2nd Floor) Provided amenities: 2 Double beds, 2 unique quilts, 2 sets of bed sheets for each bed, blankets, pillows, ceiling fan, Antenna TV with DVD player, selection of DVDs, individual air conditioning controls with remote, desk, dresser with mirror, large closet with hangers, room themed artwork/décor & Iowa magazines.
About the Room:
Named after Iowa's State Flower, the prairie rose also known as the wild rose. Many settlers in Iowa admired the rose growing wild throughout the state as a symbol of strength and beauty since it blooms in early July despite the hot and dry conditions. In 1896, the Iowa legislature selected it as the motif on a silver tea set presented to the U.S. Navy and used on the battleship Iowa. A year later, on May 6, 1897, with the advice of the State Federation of Women's Clubs in Dubuque, the legislature designated the "wild rose" as the state flower of Iowa.
Enjoy your stay in The Prairie Rose Room and visit the Iowa Arboretum & Gardens at: 1875 Peach Ave, Madrid, IA. 50156 just about a 15-minute drive from the 607 Guest House.
