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J. Chris Jensen

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J. Chris Jensen
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J. Chris Jensen (born c. 1872, Denmark) was a notable architect from Council Bluffs, Iowa. He designed 773 buildings during his lifetime across several states in the Midwest and West, including five listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[1] His family emigrated from Denmark when he was 8 years old, and he raised a family of four sons and five daughters in Council Bluffs.

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J. Chris Jensen, architect.
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Jensen designed numerous buildings, ranging from private residences to factories to places of worship and large, public buildings. The majority were in and around Council Bluffs, though several were farther afield.

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Former YMCA building in Council Bluffs.
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B'nai Israel Synagogue in Council Bluffs.

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