Birthplace Cottage of Herbert Hoover

This picture of Herbert Hoover's Birthplace Cottage was taken at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa.  Herbert Hoover's father and grandfather built the 14 by 20 foot cottage in 1871 and sold it in 1878.  There were several owners between 1878 to 1935 when President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover purchased the cottage and had it restored to its present condition.  I find it amazing that a family could live in what could be one room in a house of today.  One tidbit about Herbert Hoover is that he was the first President born West of the Mississippi River.