The Hans Hanson House, also known as the "Hans-Lindfors House" or "Hans-Lindfors Mansion" is an historic house in Marquette, Kansas

Marquette, Kansas

Marquette is a city located in the northwest corner of McPherson County, Kansas, United States, between K-4 and the Smoky Hill River. The city was settled by Swedish immigrants and chartered on February 9, 1874...

 at 211 East 5th Street.

The 16-room Italianate house was built in 1888 by Hans Hanson, one of the founders of Marquette. The house also exhibits a Carpenter Gothic

Carpenter Gothic

Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic, and Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters...

 style, influenced by Swedish architecture. In the backyard of the home is Hanson's original 1871 wood frame cabin, where the Marquette city charter was signed. The wood frame cabin was originally attached to his 1869 log cabin. The houses were owned by the Hanson family for over 100 years. The Hans Hanson House has been restored to its original appearance and was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in 1982.