Herman was a local banker who served as an officer at the First National Bank.

[2] Local contractor Gust J. Carlson built the house in 1919.

The two-story, brick Colonial Revival is typical of how Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson designed this style of house.

[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

This article about a property in Boone County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.