National Register of Historic Places

Hansen, Andrew P., Farmstead

Brayton, Audubon County, Iowa
Listed
October 2, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
91001458

About this property

The Andrew P. Hansen Farmstead is a collection of historic domestic and agricultural buildings located northwest of Brayton, Iowa, United States. Hansen was born in Fyn, Denmark, and was five years old when the family immigrated to the United States, settling in Avoca, Iowa. He worked for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad there before buying his first 40 acres (16 ha) from the railroad. The farm eventually grew to 120 acres (49 ha). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. At the time of its nomination the farm included five contributing buildings including the transverse-frame dairy barn (1894), the hog house (c. 1895), the 1½-story American Foursquare house (1901), the Midwest three portal cattle barn (1903), and a garage (1910s). It also includes one contributing structure, the double corn crib (c. 1912–1913). The house and the barns are characteristic of the building trends that are associated with Danish immigrants during the period of significance, in this case 1894–1924.

Location

Brayton, Audubon County, Iowa
41.59647, -94.98564

Categories

AGRICULTUREEUROPEANARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Hansen, Andrew P., Farmstead listed on the National Register?

Hansen, Andrew P., Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 2, 1991.

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Hansen, Andrew P., Farmstead is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Hansen, Andrew P., Farmstead is recorded as the industrial era.

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