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Nebraska - Keith County
Keith County Nebraska has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Beauvais' Ranche Archeological Site, California Hill, Diamond Springs Stage Station Site, Archeological Site 25KH68 and Brandhoefer, Leonidas A., Mansion.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Paleoindian and Late Archaic dating back to 499 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Keith County places including John and Alan McDonald, Frank Mechau, Nebraska Bureau of Roads & Bridges, Ed Casey, McClintic-Marshall Corp. and Dr. Burdette L. Gainsforth. Prominent architectural styles found in Keith Country are Early Commercial, Late Victorian and Moderne.

Archeological Site 25KH67 (added 2001 - - #01001279)
Also known as Big Blowout Site
Address Restricted , Paxton
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Industry, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Paleoindian
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Processing Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Archeological Site 25KH68 (added 2001 - - #01001278)
Also known as Meismer Bison Kill Site
Address Restricted , Brule
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Economics
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Archaic
Period of Significance:
1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Processing
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Beauvais' Ranche Archeological Site (added 1975 - - #75001096)
Also known as 25 KH 22;Star Ranche
Address Restricted , Brule
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Commerce, Military, Historic - Aboriginal, Communications
Cultural Affiliation:
European, Native American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Fortification, Military Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Brandhoefer, Leonidas A., Mansion (added 1973 - - #73001065)
Also known as The Mansion on the Hill
10th and Spruce Sts. , Ogallala
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
California Hill (added 1974 - - #74001126)
W of Brule , Brule
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
More Information:
Diamond Springs Stage Station Site (added 1970 - - #70000371)
Also known as 25KH6
1 mi. W of Brule exit on I-80 , Brule
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Communications
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
More Information:
Front Street (added 2015 - - #14001128)
Ogallala, Ogallala
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974 AD
Gainsforth, Dr. Burdette and Myrna, House (added 2002 - - #02001476)
Also known as NeHBS no. KH00-096
1300 East A St. , Ogallala
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Gainsforth, Dr. Burdette L.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Keystone Community Church (added 1979 - - #79001447)
Also known as The Little Church
McGinley St. , Keystone
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Casey,Ed
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Roscoe State Aid Bridge (added 1992 - - #92000709)
Also known as NEHBS No. KH00-92
State Link 51B over the S. Platte R., .5 mi. SE of Roscoe , Roscoe
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McClintic-Marshall Corp., Nebraska Bureau of Roads & Bridges
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Standard Oil Red Crown Service Station (added 2004 - - #04000897)
Also known as NeHBS #KH04-053, Spruce Street Station--Spruce Street Visitors Center
220 N. Spruce St. , Ogallala
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McDonald, John and Alan
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Other
More Information:
US Post Office--Ogallala (added 1992 - - #92000481)
Also known as KH04-080
301 N. Spruce St. , Ogallala
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Mechau,Frank
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:
Welsch Motor Court--Erin Plaza Motor Court (added 2005 - - #05001295)
Also known as Plaza Inn, KH04-106
311 E. 1st St. , Ogallala
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
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