The Robert William Andrew Feller Farmstead is a federally designated historic site a couple miles northeast of Van Meter in Dallas County, Iowa, United States.
It is the boyhood home of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller.
[3] In 1932 his father, Bill, built a ballfield one-quarter mile east of the farmhouse; complete with some bleachers and a concession stand.
Feller once stated that if he could relive any moment of his life it would be "Playing catch with my dad between the red barn and the house.
The barn had wood shingles and board-and-batten siding with a heavy timber frame with pegged joints.
Feller paid the then-large sum of $75,000 for the house and it has only had slight modifications since its 1940 completion, except for a breakfast nook and an addition on either side.
There is also a loafing shed on the property that was built in the early 20th century with wooden sides and a metal roof.