author
Karl F. Haugen
A local historian and longtime newspaper man, this Iowa author turned deep archival research into a vivid tour of Fort Dodge's past. His best-known work brings old houses and the people who lived in them back into view.
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Historic Homes, Fort Dodge, Iowa
by Karl F. Haugen
About the author
Karl F. Haugen is known for Historic Homes, Fort Dodge, Iowa, a book published by the Blanden Federation of Arts in 1975 and later made widely available through Project Gutenberg. The book traces the stories of 101 homes in Fort Dodge, using architecture as a way into the city's broader community history.
In the book's introduction, Haugen is described as a retired city editor of the Fort Dodge Messenger. That background helps explain the book's clear, reportorial style and its strong grounding in local sources.
The same introduction notes that he spent many hours studying state, county, and city records and interviewing numerous people while preparing the histories. Confirmed biographical details beyond his work on this project are limited in the sources I found, but his writing clearly reflects a careful researcher with a deep interest in Fort Dodge's heritage.