The Niels Petersen House
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
Marker can be reached from West Southern Avenue near South Priest Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
