The Farm House, also known as the
Knapp–Wilson House, is the oldest building on the campus of
Iowa State University in
Ames, Iowa. Now a museum open to the general public, this house was built 1861-65 as part of the
model farm that eventually became Iowa State. It was designated a
National Historic Landmark in 1964 for its association with agriculturist and teacher
Seaman A. Knapp and with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson, both of whom lived here while teaching at Iowa State.