Joseph Smith III's Liberty Hall

(Picture courtesy of Alma Blair)

Liberty Hall was built in 1881 and until 1905 was home to Joseph Smith III, church president from 1860-1914. The church was headquartered in Lamoni, and Liberty Hall was a center of social and religious life for the community. According to Joseph III, "Liberty Hall throbbed with life, teeming with the bustling activities of a large and growing family. Birth, death, and marriage occurred within its walls . . . joys and sorrows succeeded each other as days the nights."

After the departure of the Smith Family, Liberty Hall served as a home for the aged, a farmhouse, Civilian Conservation Corps headquarters, and a private residence. Now restored to its 1900 - 1905 Victorian style, the home reflects the culture of the large, middle class Smith family living in a small mid-western town, as well as the heritage of Community of Christ.

Free tours of Joseph Smith III's Liberty Hall are available Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed January and February.

Liberty Hall
1138 W. Main
Lamoni IA 50140
641/784-6133
libhall@grm.net