Historic Districts
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Nebraska - Buffalo County
Buffalo County Nebraska has 21 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Sweetwater Archeological Site, Barnd, John, House, Frank, George W., House, Hanson-Downing House and Kilgore Bridge.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Loup River Phase and Upper Republican Aspect dating back to 1000.

Several famous people are associated with these Buffalo County historic places including Dr. August O. Thomas and George W. Frank.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Buffalo County places including George A. Berlinghof, Standard Bridge Co., Nebraska Dept. of Roads, Illinois Steel Co., Bailey & Farmer Frank, McClure and Walker, Walter Klehm, John Scott, A.B. Lake and John Sutcliffe. Prominent architectural styles found in Buffalo Country are Classical Revival, Queen Anne and Art Deco.

Barnd, John, House (added 1983 - - #83001079)
320 E. 31st St. , Kearney
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Law, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Bartlett, John J. and Lenora, House (added 2007 - - #07001321)
Also known as BF05-151
1402 9th Ave. , Kearney
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Yost, V.V., Scott, John
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Fort Theater (added 2006 - - #06000607)
Also known as BF05-176
2205 Central Ave. , Kearney
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office
More Information:
Frank, George W., House (added 1973 - - #73001054)
Kearney State College , Kearney
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Frank,Bailey & Farmer
Architectural Style:
Other, Shingle Style
Historic Person:
Frank,George W.
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
More Information:
Gibbon Baptist Church (added 2016 - - #15000897)
Gibbon, Gibbon
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1974 AD
Hanson-Downing House (added 1980 - - #80002440)
Also known as Kearney Women's Club
723 W. 22nd St. , Kearney
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
Harmon Park (added 2010 - - #10001002)
Roughly bounded by 29th and 33rd Sts and 5th and 7th Aves, Kearney
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Kearney Downtown Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001797)
Roughly bounded by 25th Street, Avenue A,19th Street, and 1st Avenue, Kearney
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1965 AD
Kearney Junior High School (added 2000 - - #00000766)
Also known as Central Elementary School
300 W. 24th St. , Kearney
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis & Wilson
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
Kearney National Guard Armory (added 2009 - - #09000525)
Also known as BF05-177
1600 Central Ave. , Kearney
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
More Information:
Kilgore Bridge (added 1992 - - #92000768)
Also known as Platte River Bridge;NEHBS No. BF00-2
NE 10 over N. Channel Platte R., 7.1 mi. SE of Kearney , Kearney
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Nebraska Dept. of Roads
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Klehm House (added 1999 - - #99000388)
Also known as NeHBS No. BF05-220
2215 9th Ave. , Kearney
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Klehm, Walter
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Lowe and Fair Commercial Block (added 2015 - - #14001012)
Kearney, Kearney
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1974 AD
Masonic Temple and World Theater Building (added 2009 - - #09000903)
Also known as BF05-471
2318 Central Ave. , Kearney
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Theater
More Information:
Meisner Bank Building (added 1999 - - #99000390)
Also known as NeHBS No. BF14-017
128 C St. , Shelton
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Music Facility, Professional, Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Meisner, George, House (added 1988 - - #88000903)
Also known as NeHBS # BF00-21
Address Restricted , Shelton
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Keneval,G.
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Saint Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church (added 1986 - - #86003360)
Also known as St. Luke's Episcopal Church;NeHBS No. BF05-124
2304 Second Ave. , Kearney
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sutcliffe,John
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Sweetwater Archeological Site (added 1974 - - #74001141)
Address Restricted , Sweetwater
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Loup River Phase, Upper Republican Aspect
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Road-Related, Underwater
Sweetwater Mill Bridge (added 1992 - - #92000767)
Also known as Mud Creek Bridge;NEHBS No. BF00-64
Co. Rd. over Mud Cr. , Sweetwater
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Illinois Steel Co., Standard Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Thomas, Dr. A. O., House (added 1980 - - #80002441)
Also known as Thomas-Swan House
2222 9th Ave. , Kearney
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Berlinghof,George A.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Thomas,Dr. August O.
Significant Year:
1906
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
More Information:
U.S. Post Office (added 1981 - - #81000368)
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Northwestern Construction Co., Knox,James Taylor
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
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