Alfred Hanson was an Oelwein native who was engaged in farming before he moved back to town and became a banker.

The two-story, frame Colonial Revival was designed by Harry E. Netcott of the Independence, Iowa architectural firm of Netcott & Donnan.

Its distinctive features include a two-thirds recessed sun porch that was enclosed in 1957, a Palladian window, and an open Portico on the main facade.

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