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

Kearney County Nebraska (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Kearney and Kearney County Courthouse, Carpenter, Eddie Eugene and Harriet Cotton, Farmstead.

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 and E.E. Capenter. Prominent architectural styles found in Kearney Country are Classical Revival and Queen Anne.

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

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

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