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Niels Johansen was a charter member of the Bethesda Lutheran Church congregation. He became a trustee of the church upon establishment of the constitution and by-laws on December 30, 1900. The Eugene Register-Guard informs us that the farmers of Danebo organized the Eugene Farmers Creamery, and at about the same time set up a pasteurizing plant which later merged with the cremnery. Niels Johansen was also involved in establishing this creamery. Niels mud wife Kristine Anderson-Johansen built the house at 370 River Road in 1901 and resided there until 1922 when they sold the property to Laura Anderson-Moody, (Kristine's daughter) and her husband Arthur Moody. The Moody's owned the property until 1976. The original Johansen dairy and alfalfa farm consisted of 45 acres. When the Johansen family sold the property to the Moody family the land was diminished to seven acres in size. Niels and Kristine Johansen had purchased additional land at 330 River Road to build a house, where they lived out their days. They are buried at West Lawn Cemetery, as are Laura and Arthur Moody. The Johansen-Moody House meets this criterion for association with events significant ~o our past. (b) .Is associated with the lives of persons significant to our past. Niels Johansen is associated with the first wave of Danish immigrants to the Eugene area, as explained above. It appears that the Johansen family made a contribution as Danish settlers to the dairy operations of our area, including the establishment of the Eugene Farmers Creamery. Niels J0hansen is a significant person to Eugene's past so appears to meet this criterion for significance for association with the life of a person. (c) Embodies the distinctive characteristics o fa type, period, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. Map #81 of the 1925 Sanborn Insurance Company Maps illustrates the Johansen-Moody House prominently located on a large parcel of land on the west side of River Road. The house is illustrated in its current location and a small outbuilding is located to the west, with a large barn constructed west of the outbuilding. These buildings are obviously associated with the dairy farm of the Niels Johansen family. The outbuildings are no longer extant, and the parcel has been reduced to lot #7404, from its original 45 acres. The 1901 house is two full stories and is T-shape in plan, with one story porches filling the recesses on the west and east elevations. The roof consists of intersecting gables, with end gables forming full pediments because of the pent roofs that form the triangles. Only the east facing gable at the front of the house is ornamented with decorative stick work. A second gabled dormer is located on the east facing plane of the roof, pierced by a single casement window with diamond and triangle shaped panes. The original wood shingle roof has been replaced with composition shingles. Eaves are boxed and enclosed with a variety of moldings. Fascia and comer boards clearly define each elevation of the house. Windows are primarily one over one Johanscn-Moody House (HD 04-01) May 27, 2004 Page 4