Between 1878 and 1914, Brigadier General Richard L. Hoxie and his wife, the famed sculptor – Vinnie E. Ream, spent their summer months here in Iowa City. Over those 36 years, the Hoxies – well-known in Washington, D.C. as a high-society couple – were content to be their down-to-earth, easy-going selves, welcoming friends and neighbors into their two-story home on South Lucas Street. Come read the story of the child prodigy – Vinnie Ream – who began her amazing sculpting career through a personal invitation from President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
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