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Historic house in Iowa, United States United States historic place


John D. Bush House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	219 N. Kilworth Exira, Iowa
Coordinates	41°35′39″N 94°52′32″W / 41.59417°N 94.87556°W / 41.59417; -94.87556
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1873
Built by	Jens Uriah Hansen
MPS	Ethnic Historic Settlement of Shelby and Audubon Counties MPS
NRHP reference No.	91001461
Added to NRHP	October 3, 1991

The John D. Bush House is a historic building located in Exira, Iowa, United States. Its significance is derived from its association with the skilled Danish immigrant craftsman Jens Uriah Hansen. He was a native of Lourup, Denmark, and was the first Dane to settle in Audubon County. Hansen was responsible for constructing numerous houses and other buildings in the Exira area. This is the only one with a high degree of structural integrity, and reflects Hansen's carpentry skills. Built in 1873, the two-story frame structure rests on a brick foundation. It features an L-shaped plan, and intersecting gabled roofs. John Bush, for whom the house was built, operated an early general store in town and served as the postmaster. The Bush family retained the property until 1935. It was used as a boarding house for five families in the 1930s. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
Leah D. Rogers. "John D. Bush House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-08-17. with photos

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Audubon	Audubon County Court House Audubon County Home Historic District Ross Grain Elevator
Brayton	Andrew P. Hansen Farmstead
Exira	Audubon County Courthouse John D. Bush House
Kimballton	Bennedsen, Boldt, and Hansen Building Bethany Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Immanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Hans J. Jorgensen Barn Kimballton Commercial District Kimballton West 2nd – West 3rd Street Residential District Hans M. Koch House Jens T. Larsen House
Jacksonville	Poplar Rural District
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Audubon County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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