Lindström in Chisago County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Gustaf Anderson House
Built 1879
Photographed by McGhiever, May 26, 2024
1. Gustaf Anderson House Marker
The Gustaf Anderson House is significant both for its locally notable Italianate style and for its association with a prominent Chisago County settler and successful speculator. The brick construction and local interpretation of the Italianate style make the house distinctive in a county where the housing stock is dominated by simple frame vernacular structures. The residence reflects the status achieved during the lifetime of its owner, Gustaf Anderson. Anderson immigrated to Minnesota from Sweden in 1864 and later engaged in gold speculation in Montana. He eventually returned to farm in Chisago County, and in 1879 built a brick residence in Lindstrom for his retirement. The house represents the moderate degree of success achievable by the settlers/speculators of the middle and late nineteenth century. The Gustaf Anderson House has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Immigration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.
Location. 45° 23.397′ N, 92° 50.552′ W. Marker is in Lindström, Minnesota, in Chisago County. It is on Lake Boulevard (U.S. 8) east of Elm Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is mounted next to the front door
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Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marlene Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); Lindström's Iconic Water Tower (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chisago County All Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Immigrant's Dream of America (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Emigrants (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chisago City Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Extortion 17 Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Navy SEAL Nicholas P. Spehar Memorial Highway (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lindström.
Photographed by McGhiever, May 26, 2024
2. Gustaf Anderson House Marker mounted next to the front door
Photographed by McGhiever, June 30, 2013
3. The Gustaf Anderson House
Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 443 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 6, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
