Nebraska - Washington County
Washington County Nebraska has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bertrand Site, Fort Atkinson, Congregational Church of Blair, Crowell Mansion and Crowell, C. C., Jr., House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Central Plains Tradition and Nebraska Phase dating back to 1000.

Several famous people are associated with these Washington County historic places including Christopher Columbus Crowell Jr. and Abraham Castetter.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Washington County places including H.J. Carpenter, C.F. Driscoll, George Sutherland, John Latenser Sr., Fisher and Lawrie and O.H. Placey. Prominent architectural styles found in Washington Country are Queen Anne, Colonial Revival and Second Empire.

Bertrand Site (added 1969 - - #69000138)
Also known as Bertrand (a steamboat)
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge , Blair
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Blair High School (added 1991 - - #91000300)
Also known as Central School;NEHBS #WN02-118
Jct. of Sixteenth and Colfax Sts. , Blair
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Latenser,John,Sr.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Castetter, Abraham, House (added 1982 - - #82003203)
Also known as WN02-4
1815 Grant St. , Blair
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Second Empire
Historic Person:
Castetter,Abraham
Significant Year:
1876
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
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:
Congregational Church of Blair (added 1979 - - #79001457)
Also known as WNO2-2
16th and Colfax Sts. , Blair
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sutherland,George, Driscoll,C.F.
Architectural Style:
Other, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Crowell Mansion (added 1971 - - #71001085)
Also known as Crowell Memorial Home
245 S. 22nd St. , Blair
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Crowell, C. C., Jr., House (added 1982 - - #82003204)
Also known as WNO2-3
2138 Washington St. , Blair
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Crowell,Christopher Columbus,Jr.
Significant Year:
1901
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Fontanelle Township Hall (added 1982 - - #82003205)
Also known as WNO4-1
Off NE 91 , Fontanelle
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Carpenter,H.J.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Fort Atkinson (added 1966 - - #66000454)
1 mi. E of Fort Calhoun , Fort Calhoun
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement
Cultural Affiliation:
American Military
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
More Information:
Frahm, Alfred H. and Sarah, House (added 2006 - - #06000101)
Also known as WN05-010
220 S. 15th St. , Fort Calhoun
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fisher and Lawrie
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Gottsch Farmstead (added 2016 - - #16000516)
Bennington, Bennington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1875-1974 AD
Long Creek School (added 2001 - - #01000167)
Also known as District 8, WN00-53
Long Creek Lane , Blair
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Marshall, George A., House (added 2018 - - #100003096)
301 North 8th Street, Arlington
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century American Movements
Historic Person:
Marshall, George A.
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1920-1938 AD
Old McDonald Farm (added 2001 - - #01000714)
Also known as WN00-253, John A. and Anna McDonald Farm
Address Restricted , Blair
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Parker, Frank, Archeological Site (added 2009 - - #09000069)
Also known as 25WN1; 25DO169, Frank Parker; Thorne
Address Restricted , Ft. Calhoun
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Central Plains Tradition, Nebraska Phase
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Processing Site, Single Dwelling, Trade (Archeology), Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Conservation Area, Forest
Trinity Seminary Building (added 1980 - - #80004528)
Also known as Old Main;Dana College;WNO2-5
College Dr. , Blair
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Education, European, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
Washington County Courthouse (added 1990 - - #89002221)
Also known as WN02-1
16th St. between Colfax and South Sts. , Blair
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Placey,O.H.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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