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pella cont’d SCHOLTE HOUSE
728 Washington / 641-628-3684
KLOKKENSPEL March-Dec, Mon-Sat 1-4; or by appt. Closed
Sundays, holidays, and Jan-March
Franklin Street pellahistorical.org
641-620-9463 / pellahistorical.org Original house of the founder of Pella,
Performances at 11, 1, 3, 5 & 9 daily Dominie Scholte, and wife Mareah. The home
One of only three animated musical clocks in dates to the mid-1800s and contains many
America, the towering Klokkenspel is located original furnishings from Holland. The garden
near the town square and displays figures features over 28,000 tulips and other spring
from Pella’s history to the accompaniment of a
& summer flowers.
147-bell carillon.
TASSEL RIDGE WINERY
THE MOLENGRACHT
1681 220th St, Leighton
1/2 block southeast of square 641-672-9463 / tasselridge.com
641-628-2246 / molengracht.com Taste award-winning wines ranging from dry to
The Molengracht Canal is designed to sweet including fizzy, fruit, and dessert wines
replicate a canal from the Netherlands, and at a Seated Wine Tasting by reservation, call
features an ornamental waterway, working 641.672.WINE (9463) for reservations. Shop
drawbridge, and lush planters. for wine, wine-related items, and accessories;
PELLA HISTORICAL VILLAGE AND local cheese; chocolate; sauces; dipping oils;
wine jelly; and more…. Visit www.tasselridge.
VERMEER MILL com or our Facebook page or call the Winery
Corner of East First & Franklin Streets at 641.672.WINE (9463) for information about
641-620-9463 / pellahistorical.org hours, Seated Wine Tastings, Tours, and Wine
March-Dec, Mon-Sat 10-5; and Food Pairing Events. Tassel Ridge Winery
See web site or call for information. The can ship wine to consumers in Iowa, Arizona,
125-foot-tall Vermeer Mill is the nation’s tallest California, Colorado, DC, Florida, Minnesota,
working windmill. The 1850s wind-powered Missouri, and Texas. Adult signature required for
mill was built in Holland and reassembled in receipt of wine.
Pella. The Historical Village is a complex of 20
buildings, dating from 1850-1900, including TUTTLE CABIN & LEARNING WALK
the boyhood home of Wyatt Earp and a 608 Lincoln St

miniature Dutch village. 641-628-2935
PELLA OPERA HOUSE pellahistorical.org
611 Franklin Open by appt & during Tulip Time
641-628-8625 / pellaoperahouse.org The Tuttle Cabin is believed to be the oldest
Mon-Sat. 10-4 remaining structure in Marion County. The
Performing arts center presenting brick path connects the historic log home to
professional artist series. Known as a rental Sunken Garden Park with signs along the way
venue for shows, weddings and meetings. sharing the early history of Pella.

VERMEER GLOBAL PAVILION

ROLSCREEN MUSEUM AND MUSEUM
102 Main St. 2110 Vermeer Rd East
641-628-1000 / pella.com 641-621-7017 or 641-621-7319
Mon-Sat 8-5 (except holidays) Mon-Fri 8-4 / vermeer.com
The museum features varied displays in Visit the Vermeer Global Pavilion and see the
Pella’s former rail passenger depot, and company’s dedication to its history, employees,
details the first 60 years of Pella Corporation’s industry and community. The 75,000-square-
foot training facility features a museum that
history.
chronicles Vermeer family history, Pella history,
and Vermeer Manufacturing’s intriguing
history in the industrial and agricultural
equipment industries.

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