May 28, 1999
National Register of Historic Places - Nyberg-Swanson House (Nelson, Charles, House; Nyberg, Gus, House, et al.)
Statement of Significant: The Nyberg-Swanson House is significant at the local level under Criteria A and C in the areas of Architecture and Community Planning and Development. The building was one of the earliest dwellings erected in the City of Dania, which was founded by immigrant Danes and Swedes who settled in Dania in the early part of the 20th century. The house was constructed c. 1912 for Charles Nelson, a native of Denmark, who was one of the community's early residents. Nelson was a developer of property, a farmer, and a politician active in the political and social life of the city. In 1917, the dwelling was acquired by Swedish immigrants Carl Gustaf Nyberg and his wife, Emmy, who made their own contributions to the economic and political life of the community. Following the death of her husband in the early 1920s, Emmy Nyberg married John Swanson, also a native of Sweden. Swanson was a successful farmer and served several terms on the town council during the 1930s. The building is also architecturally significant as an excellent local example of Colonial Revival style architecture and is only example in the city of a dwelling constructed of distinctive rough-faced cast concrete block. The building is also to be considered under Criteria Consideration B for a resource removed from its original location but which is significant primarily for architectural value, or which is the surviving structure most importantly associated with a historic person or event.
National Register of Historic Places - Nyberg-Swanson House (Nelson, Charles, House; Nyberg, Gus, House, et al.)
Statement of Significant: The Nyberg-Swanson House is significant at the local level under Criteria A and C in the areas of Architecture and Community Planning and Development. The building was one of the earliest dwellings erected in the City of Dania, which was founded by immigrant Danes and Swedes who settled in Dania in the early part of the 20th century. The house was constructed c. 1912 for Charles Nelson, a native of Denmark, who was one of the community's early residents. Nelson was a developer of property, a farmer, and a politician active in the political and social life of the city. In 1917, the dwelling was acquired by Swedish immigrants Carl Gustaf Nyberg and his wife, Emmy, who made their own contributions to the economic and political life of the community. Following the death of her husband in the early 1920s, Emmy Nyberg married John Swanson, also a native of Sweden. Swanson was a successful farmer and served several terms on the town council during the 1930s. The building is also architecturally significant as an excellent local example of Colonial Revival style architecture and is only example in the city of a dwelling constructed of distinctive rough-faced cast concrete block. The building is also to be considered under Criteria Consideration B for a resource removed from its original location but which is significant primarily for architectural value, or which is the surviving structure most importantly associated with a historic person or event.
May 28, 1999
Posted Date
Aug 04, 2023
Historical Record Date
May 28, 1999
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
