▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁house ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁residence ▁for ▁a ▁prominent ▁politician . ▁Nathan iel ▁C obb ▁De ering , ▁for ▁who ▁this ▁house ▁was ▁named , ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁purs uits ▁from ▁his ▁native ▁Maine ▁to ▁the ▁California ▁Gold ▁R ush ▁to ▁his ▁adopt ive ▁state ▁of ▁Iowa . ▁A ▁Republican , ▁he ▁represented ▁Iowa ' s ▁ 4 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁He ▁was ▁friends ▁with ▁Hann ib al ▁Ham lin , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ' s ▁first ▁term ▁Vice - Pres ident , ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁they ▁served ▁together ▁in ▁the ▁Maine ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁Ham lin ▁reported ly ▁visited ▁De ering ▁here ▁in ▁Os age . ▁The ▁front ▁two - story ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁brick ▁house ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁and ▁De ering ▁had ▁the ▁back ▁ 1 ½ - story ▁section ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁He ▁died ▁here ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁Luc et ia , ▁died ▁here ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁Category : Os age , ▁Iowa ▁Category : V ict or ian ▁architecture ▁in ▁Iowa ▁Category : H ouses ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Iowa ▁Category