Palmer House Stable

Specialties

Make it a Full Weekend Wedding

One Place… One Price!

We are known for our «you get the Keys» and our «Come decorate Thursday and Friday morning with family and friends, host your rehearsal dinner Friday night. Saturday you have all morning to prepare for Ceremony and Reception… with no shut down time and final cleanup Sunday by 5pm»

History

Established in 2013.

Historic 1838 Palmer House Stable

The Stable was built:

Before Iowa was a State

Before our territorial capital was Burlington

Before our eighth president (Martin Van Buren) was in office

Before the Civil War (1861 – 1865)

Before the majority of western Indian wars

Before the birth of Buffalo Bill Cody

Before the California Gold Rush

Before Thomas Edison invented the light bulb

And Built:

After Davey Crockett fought at the Alamo

After when most rural Americans lived in either Log Cabins or Sod Houses

Built in 1838 using stone taken from a nearby quarry, the Palmer Stable originally was used as a mill, but nearby residents complained about the noise it created and the building was converted to a livery stable.

The Palmer House Stable actually predates the Palmer House Hotel by 15 years. The nearby hotel was erected in 1853 by Connecticut natives Charles and Cynthia Palmer along Highway 1 where the BP gas station now stands.

Meet the Business Owner

AL W.

Business Owner

Al Wells began Place Partners as a real estate Development Broker who specializes in creating an idea or concept on in-​fill sites in urban locations and turning it into reality by designing mixed-​use, multi-​family buildings or historic renovation. Focusing on local markets and downtowns, for passed over opportunities and creating a destination area that will enhance the community overall in which it is built. Utilizing his 33 years of experience in the Real Estate environment, Al Wells oversees all aspects of a projects initial and final design, land planning, feasibility, marketing, and construction.

Prior to founding Place Partners, he was owner and still is of Wells Homes LLC which has built over 1,200 homes and condominiums in eastern Iowa and Bozeman Montana as the developer and general contractor The complete restoration of a 150 year old all stone «Stable» on Main Street Solon Ia. into commercial space and loft condominiums shows his desire to preserve and build sustainable p