| John and Lavina Bangs House | |
| Coordinates: | 40.9126°N -91.3796°W |
| Built: | 1865 |
| Added: | August 28, 2003 |
| Refnum: | 03000831 |
The John and Lavina Bangs House is an historic structure located near New London, Iowa, United States. John Bangs was a successful farmer and this is the second house he built on his property. A large Italianate style house on a farm, while not unheard of, was somewhat of a rarity. It is possible that the high-style was chosen, and its location on a major roadway, may indicate the owner's desire to communicate his own or the area's passage from its pioneer origins to a more cultured reality.[1] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.