Niels Petersen House, Queen Anne style residence in Tempe, United States.

The Niels Petersen House is a two-story red brick Queen Anne residence with a steep brown shingle roof and a tall central brick chimney. A gabled bay on the front holds a tall white-framed window with a small white balustrade below it, and three small windows sit in the gable above. A deep porch with thick white columns and green capitals wraps the right front and side; green-painted wood trim runs along the gables and eaves.

Built in 1892 by Danish immigrant Niels Petersen, the structure represents an early period when agriculture was driving the development of the Salt River Valley. Its construction marks an important moment in how Tempe grew from a farming settlement into a larger community.

Niels Petersen, a Danish immigrant, named the house for himself; after his death in 1923 he was exhumed from Double Buttes Cemetery and reburied beside his wife Susanna on the grounds. The house later passed to Rev. Edward Decker, who modified it in 1927. A wall plaque and low sign stand at the entry.

The house stands at 1212 E. Southern Avenue in Tempe, southwest of the original townsite. Visitors view the exterior from the public sidewalk along Southern Avenue; the black metal fence runs in front of the facade. The deep porch on the right front and side is visible from the street, as are the green-painted gable trim and white columns.

Niels Petersen was first buried in Tempe's Double Buttes Cemetery, then exhumed and reburied on the grounds of his own house beside his wife Susanna. When he died in 1923, flags flew at half-mast and schools and businesses closed for his funeral.