It has an odd wing on the northwest side that houses the main kitchen on the first floor and a bedroom on the second.

[2] This was one of eight farms in Floyd and Butler Counties owned by Emil Tyden, a native of Sweden who immigrated to Moline, Illinois in 1882.

He developed and patented the "Tyden Self-Locking Seal," a tamper-proof device that fit any boxcar locking mechanism.

While remaining in Hastings Tyden began to acquire farms in North Central Iowa in 1915, and his holdings grew to almost 2,500 acres (1,000 ha).

[2] He continued to maintain and expand his holdings during the economic downturn in farming in the 1920s and the Great Depression.