The Niels Petersen House

The Niels Petersen House (HMIBO)

Location: Tempe, AZ 85282 Maricopa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 23.602', W 111° 57.703'

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Niels Petersen, a Danish immigrant, homesteaded 160 acres in Tempe in 1872. He was involved in almost every aspect of area development and was an organizer of the Tempe Methodist Episcopal Church in 1888.

This Queen Anne style farm house was designed by James Creighton in 1892 and built on the homestead for Niels and Susanna Decker Petersen. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

This plaque is a bicentennial project of the Tempe Historical Society
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Placed ByTempe Historical Society and Arizona Historical Society
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Date Added Monday, September 1st, 2014 at 3:49pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12S E 410559 N 3695310
Decimal Degrees33.39336667, -111.96171667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 23.602', W 111° 57.703'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 23' 36.12" N, 111° 57' 42.18" W
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Area Code(s)480, 602
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1414 W Southern Ave, Tempe AZ 85282, US
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