Hampton · Museum

Reeve REA Power Plant Museum

A preserved power plant telling the story of rural electrification and cooperative innovation.

Heritage destination · Hampton, Iowa

Plan your visit

Location1450 110th Street, Hampton, IA 50441

Contact641-456-5777

Plan your visitTours by arrangement through the Franklin County Historical Society.

Visitor & historical information ↗Explore Hampton →

Discover the history

The historic rural electric power plant helped bring electricity to Iowa farms. Now a museum, it preserves industrial equipment and interprets the early Rural Electrification Administration era.

Franklin Rural Electric Cooperative reports the site was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 2024.

More to see in Hampton

Discover other museums, historic sites and community resources nearby.

Franklin County Historical Museum →Franklin County Courthouse →G.A.R. Soldiers’ Memorial Hall →Harriman–Nielsen Historic Farm →Leander Reeve Stone House →Franklin County Historic Jail →Historic Windsor Theatre →Hampton Double Square Historic District →Maysville Schoolhouse →Hampton Carnegie Public Library →All historic places →