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Lindsborg in McPherson County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Den Svenska Timmerstugan

The Swedish Timber Cottage

 
 
Den Svenska Timmerstugan Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2011
1. Den Svenska Timmerstugan Marker
Inscription.

This traditional Swedish cottage was designed and pre-built in Siljansnδs Sweden and reassembled here in August 1983

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1983.
 
Location. 38° 34.469′ N, 97° 40.471′ W. Marker is in Lindsborg, Kansas, in McPherson County. It is on 2nd Street near State Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 125 North 2nd Street, Lindsborg KS 67456, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Southern Plains, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lindsborg Post Office (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Holmberg and Johnson Blacksmith & Wagonshop (about 300 feet away); Hjerpe Grocery (about 400 feet away); Our Founders in Architectural Heaven (about 400 feet away); Clareen & Peterson Restaurant (about 500 feet away); Bernquist & Nelson Drugstore (about 500 feet away); The Farmers State Bank Building (about 600 feet away); Welcome to Lucia Park (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lindsborg.
 
Also see . . .
1. Valkommen to Lindsborg, Kansas. (Submitted on March 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Siljansnδs, Sweden. (Submitted on March 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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Den Svenska Timmerstugan and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2011
2. Den Svenska Timmerstugan and Marker
Den Svenska Timmerstugan image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2011
3. Den Svenska Timmerstugan
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 642 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 15, 2026