Built by Andrew Thorson in 1855, this house became a gathering place where early settlers often met for worship, and the Scandian Grove Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized here on June 13, 1858. Its charter members were Andrew and Anna Thorson, Nils and Elna Anderson, Andrew and Ingrid Webster, Carl and Maria Johnson, Nils and Anna Thorson, Martin and Judith Peterson, John Abrahamson, Peter and Malena Benson, Andrew Nelson, Nels P. Chilgren, Nels and Bengta Youngdahl, Ola Monson, Mons P. Chilgren, Swen and Bengta Larson, Nils and Pernilla Nilsson, Christian and Ingar Anderson, E. Larsson, P. Wiego, A. R. Andersen, and Andreas Anderson.