National Register of Historic Places - Nebraska (NE), Howard County

Howard County Nebraska has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Coufal Site, Palmer Site and Howard County Courthouse, Columbia Hall and Dannevirke Danish Lutheran Church and Community Hall.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Central Plains, Upper Republican, Nebraska, Pawnee and Lower Loup dating back to 1000.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Howard County places including Berlinghof & Davis, George A. Berlinghof, Harry Jensen, John Ohlsen and William H. Ohlsen. Prominent architectural styles found in Howard Country are Classical Revival, Early Commercial and Gothic Revival.

Columbia Hall (added 2005 - - #05000724)

Also known as NEHBS #HW04-056

Jct. of NE 58 and W. Roger Wetsch Ave. , Dannebrog

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

European, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

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Coufal Site (added 1966 - - #66000446)

Also known as Coufal Ridge Site;25-HW-6

Address Restricted , Cotesfield

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Central Plains, Upper Republican, Nebraska

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Dannevirke Danish Lutheran Church and Community Hall (added 1999 - - #99000750)

Also known as Dannevirke Church, NeHBS HW05-003

Dannervirke Rd. and Wausa , Elba

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jensen, Harry

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Music Facility, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Social, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Music Facility

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Howard County Courthouse (added 1990 - - #89002233)

Also known as HW11-38

Indian St. between 6th and 7th Sts. , St. Paul

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Berlinghof,George A., Berlinghof & Davis

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

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Palmer Site (added 1966 - - #66000447)

Also known as Skidi Pawnee Village

Address Restricted , Palmer

Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Pawnee, Lower Loup

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

St. Peder's Dansk Evangelical Lutheran Kirke (added 2007 - - #07000177)

Also known as HW09-001, St. Peder's Evangelical Lutheran Church

1796 7th Ave. , Nysted

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ohlsen, John, Ohlsen, William H.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, European

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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