The Boies-Lord House is a Greek revival house built between 1840 and 1860. The name of the house is derived from two men. Horace Boies owned the house for a short time and went on to become Governor of Iowa. Dr. Alvah Lord practiced medicine from the house from 1925 until 1975.

The Hamburg Antiques Study Group decided to save a typical house that a middle class family would have lived in when Hamburg was being settled. It was moved by the group from Main St. to its present location in 1979 because it was going to be demolished and replaced by a parking lot.

Since then, the house has been restored to look as it did in the mid-19th century, including the furnishings. The house includes only items pre-dating 1860 such as lard oil lamps, ingrain carpeting, Currier lithographs, Empire furniture, ironstone china, rope beds, early stoves, redware, and vegetable ivory sewing items. One room is furnished as an attorney's office.

The house is open for special events and by appointment.