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  • Home
    • HHH History
    • FAQs
    • Donate Now
    • Volunteer
    • The Open Road-Autobiography
    • Do History at Home
  • Weddings
    • Weddings & Receptions
    • Mini-Mony Wedding
    • Grooms/Rehearsal Dinner
  • Membership
  • Tours, Hospitality, & Venue Rentals
    • Tours For All Ages
    • Venue Rentals
    • Lillian's Table Culinary Experience
    • Little Lillian Tea Party
    • Ultimate Happy Hour
    • Holiday Open House & Christmas Tours
  • Education
    • Autism Programming
    • Autism Friendly Austin
    • History for Half Pints Children's Programming
  • Music
    • Harris Music Contest
    • Music at the Mansion Summer Concert Series
  • Preservation
    • Preservation Projects
    • Collection
  • Calendar & Tickets
  • Contact Us

Hormel Historic Home​

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​Built in 1871, the Hormel Historic Home's mission is honoring and preserving the home and family legacy of George A. Hormel by celebrating, inspiring, and enriching the lives of everyone in our community. 

​In the past, in the present, and into the future, the organization focuses on areas of Hospitality, Music, Education, and Community Service through meaningful programming and outreach. A capital campaign raised funds to help add the Carriage Hall Event Center as a way to expand programming opportunities, offer additional exhibit space, and assist with sustaining the organization with larger venue rental and fundraiser capacity.  Five years after the fundraising campaign, it was discovered that George A. Hormel planned nearly the exact same expansion when he and Lillian donated their home to the YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) in 1927. 
 
Not only does the organization preserve the Hormel Family history and legacy, with ongoing preservation of the mansion, but it helps to ensure the family's dream to keep their home a sustainable non-profit organization with space for mission-based programming opportunities as a resource for the community.

Join the efforts of the organization to help continue preserving and sharing the Hormel Historic Home.  Become a member, volunteer, attend a fundraiser, donate objects or archival materials related to the Hormel Family or YWCA history, host an event, host a Lillian's Table Culinary Experience or Little Lillian Tea Party, make a donation, purchase an item from the gift shop (onsite or online),  join our team, or take the tour.  Your support will help the organization ensure the legacy of this historic landmark for generations to come.

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Office and Tour Hours 
 Most* Tuesdays-Fridays 10am-4pm
*If you are traveling from a distance you're welcome to call us to check tour hour updates as our tour hours may change due to private event rentals, guided group tours, etc.  We do our best to update our social media, website calendar, Google business hours, and place a sign on the front door or porch if hours will differ.

​Special Event Hours Vary and are Customized Per Event

The Hormel Historic Home is an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.  The Hormel Historic Home is not owned, operated, or operationally funded by any corporation, historical society, county, city or foundation.  Tours, memberships, donations, gift shop purchases, and venue rentals support the Historic House Museum's operations and programming.  We thank you for your support!

Hormel Historic Home
208 4th Ave. NW
Austin, MN  55912
507-433-4243
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Executive Director:
Cindy Meany
[email protected]
Operations Manager:
Amanda Barber
[email protected]​

Community Project Lifesaver Specialist:
Chelsea White
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