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

Kearney County Nebraska has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Kearney, Dobytown, Kearney County Courthouse, Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church and US Post Office--Minden.

The famous person Eddie Eugene Carpenter is associated with one of more of the Kearney County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Kearney County places including George A. Berlinghof, William E.L. Bunn, W.T. Thorne and E.E. Capenter. Prominent architectural styles found in Kearney Country are Classical Revival, Gothic and Late Victorian.

Bethphage Mission (added 2013 - - #13000199)

1044 23rd Rd., Axtell

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Dahl, Rev. Kjell Gustav William

Area of Significance:

European, Religion, Health/Medicine, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Carpenter, Eddie Eugene and Harriet Cotton, Farmstead (added 1993 - - #93000059)

Also known as NeHBS # KN00-131

Approximately 0.5 mi. W of Lowell , Lowell

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Carpenter, Eddie Eugene

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Post Office, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Dobytown (added 1974 - - #74001125)

Also known as Kearny City;25 KN 5

Address Restricted , Kearney

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Commerce

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Fort Kearney (added 1971 - - #71000485)

2 mi. W of Newark on NE 10 , Newark

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Transportation, Historic - Aboriginal, Communications

Cultural Affiliation:

Sioux, Pawnee, American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private, State

Historic Function:

Defense, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Communications Facility, Fortification, Military Facility

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

More Information:

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Kearney County Courthouse (added 1990 - - #89002234)

Also known as KN04-1

5th St. between Colorado and Minden Aves. , Minden

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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:

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Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1982 - - #82003192)

Also known as John Fletcher Christian College Chapel

SW of Axtell , Axtell

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Gothic, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure

More Information:

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Thorne, W. T., Building (added 1985 - - #85002139)

Also known as Hostetler's Opera House

5th St. , Minden

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thorne,W.T.

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

More Information:

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US Post Office--Minden (added 1992 - - #92000471)

Also known as KN04-007

410 N. Minden St. , Minden

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Bunn,William E.L.

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Area of Significance:

Art, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Post Office

More Information:

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