moved to the museum property in 1999 and restored by the Cedar Valley Danes. The house is open to visitors during the museum's regular operating hours. Bedstemor's House Bedstemor's House is a historic house museum located at the intersection of Union and College Street in Elk Horn, Iowa. The two-story Victorian home was built in 1908 by a Danish immigrant named Jens Otto Christiansen. The home was intended to be an engagement gift, but Christiansen's marriage proposal was rejected, and the house was rented out to local families instead. Christiansen sold the house to the Salem Old People's Home in 1933 for one dollar. From 1946 to 1982, a woman of Danish descent named Meta Mortensen lived in the home. In 1982, Mortensen sold the home to the Elk Horn-Kimballton Arts and Recreational Council. The Council named the house Bedstemor's House, which means Grandmother's House in Danish, and operated it as a house museum for seven years. Bedstemor's House was deeded to The Danish Immigrant Museum in April 1990. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 16 January 1997. Today, the house museum is interpreted circa 1910. Bedstemor's House is open between 1 PM and 4 PM from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, and by appointment the rest of the year. A 3-part documentary video entitled "The Story of Bedstemor's House" is accessible through the museum's official website. References External links Museum website Online Collection Museum of Danish America, The Museums in Shelby County, Iowa Ethnic museums in Iowa Historic house museums in Iowa Museums established in 1983 Museum of Danish America, The European-American museums Museums of human migration