A tour of Mayowood is to experience the personal lives of Dr. Charlie Mayo, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic, and his son, Dr. Chuck Mayo, and gives visitors an opportunity to celebrate their amazing achievements in medicine and human service.
The 23,000-square foot, thirty-eight room home was built in 1910 by Dr. Charlie and Edith Mayo. The home is built of concrete construction, the first of its kind in southeast Minnesota. Once a 3,300-acre country estate, the home has seen many changes over the years.
Indoors, original Mayo family artifacts tell the story of their many world travels and how the home was used as a house of hospitality to entertain the community and VIP celebrity guests.
Outdoors, this home is surrounded by a grand terrace overlooking the Zumbro River along with beautiful botanical gardens and an Oriental Tea House.
In collaboration, the home and property is owned and operated by Mayo Clinic, while the History Center of Olmsted County conducts public tours, special events, and owns much of the original family archival collection.
Today you're invited to explore Mayowood and immerse yourself in the lives and legacy of the famous Mayo Clinic doctors who helped change the world of medicine.
Tours begin at the top of every hour as per the days listed at olmstedhistory.com/mayowood. Large groups please email
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You may also like the following events from History Center of Olmsted County:
- This Friday, 1st August, 10:00 am, Friday Storytime with Miss Barb in Rochester
- This month, 15th August, 12:00 am, Genealogy Zoom class: Using Timelines in Your Research in Rochester, Minnesota
- Next month, 4th September, 07:00 pm, Steven J. Schmidt: Stories & Inspiration in Rochester
