Nebraska - Seward County
Seward County Nebraska has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cattle, John, Jr., House, Deutsche Evangelisch Lutherische Zion Kirche, Germantown State Bank Building, Seward County Courthouse and Seward County Courthouse Square Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Central Plains Villagers Tr and Adition dating back to 500.

The famous person John Cattle Jr. is associated with one of more of the Seward County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Seward County places including George A. Berlinghof, Berlinghof & Davis, E. J. Ohlen, George Berlinghoff, Vladimir Sobotka, Hughes,John and & Sons. Prominent architectural styles found in Seward Country are Classical Revival, Italianate and Late Gothic Revival.

Cattle, John, Jr., House (added 1978 - - #78001714)
Also known as Hughes House
W. Hillcrest St. , Seward
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Historic Person:
Cattle,John,Jr.
Significant Year:
1885
Area of Significance:
Economics, 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:
Deutsche Evangelisch Lutherische Zion Kirche (added 1982 - - #82003202)
Also known as Our Redeemer Lutheran Church of Marysville
SW of Staplehurst , Staplehurst
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Berlinghof & Davis
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:
Germantown State Bank Building (added 1984 - - #84000512)
Main St. , Garland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ohlen,E. J.
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Jones, Harry T., House (added 1990 - - #90001771)
Also known as NEHBS # SW09-74
136 N. Columbia Ave. , Seward
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hughes,John, & Sons, Berlinghof,George A.
Architectural Style:
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:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Seward County Courthouse (added 1990 - - #89002245)
Also known as SW09-93;See Also:Seward County Courthouse Square Historic Di
Seward between 5th and 6th Sts. , Seward
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Berlinghof,George A.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Seward County Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003201)
Also known as See Also:County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
Roughly bounded by Jackson, 7th, and South Sts. , Seward
Nyttend, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Berlinghoff,George
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
States Ballroom (added 1981 - - #81000375)
Also known as Bee Community Building;SWO2-8
Off NE 415 , Bee
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sobotka,Vladimir
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
More Information:
Troyer Site (added 1995 - - #95000159)
Also known as 25SW24
Address Restricted , Milford
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Industry, Exploration/Settlement, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Central Plains Villagers Tr, Adition
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Processing Site, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Zimmerer, John and Philomena Sand, House (added 1993 - - #93000060)
Also known as NeHBS # SW09-013
316 N. Sixth St. , Seward
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
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