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Description: The Niels Petersen House was built in 1892 and is located at 1414 W. Southern Ave. in Tempe, Az. The house was built in 1892 by Niels Petersen, a Danish immigrant who came to Tempe in 1871. He developed a ranch with substantial land holdings, was president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank, co-founder of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a representative at the 18th Territorial Legislature. Creighton, the architect, worked for many years in Arizona, and among his extant works are the Pinal County Courthouse, Old Main at the University of Arizona, and the Tempe Hardware Building on Mill Avenue in Tempe. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on January 5, 1978 reference #78000553.
Title: Tempe-Niels Petersen House-1892-2
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