Welcome to the Froelich Tractor & 1890s Village Museum!

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Home to John Froelich's invention of the first gasoline tractor to propel itself forward & back in 1892

Our guided tours include:
  • 1891 General Store and Post Office
  • Replicas of John Froelich's first tractor
  • 1866 One Room School House: Froelich #5
  • Warehouse and Blacksmith Shop
  • Railroad Depot
  • Jim Cowell's display of half, quarter, and eighth scale Semi's
  • 1903 Vintage Barn
  • History of Froelich

Come enjoy your tour of the many buildings at Froelich's 1890s Village Museum.

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Our Mission

The Froelich Foundation, a nonprofit organization established in 1986, has set a goal of preserving the heritage of the Froelich, Iowa, village. It was once a thriving community that boasted of a depot, sawmill, blacksmith shop, a creamery, a post office (still in the general store), a hatchery, stockyards, ice house, barber shop, shipping warehouse and church.

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