Nebraska - Butler County
Butler County Nebraska has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Barcal Site, Bellwood Archeological Site, Linwood Site, Upper Oak Creek Descent Ruts of the Woodbury Cutoff, Ox Bow Trail of the California Road and Big Blue River Bridge.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Lower Loup, Historic Pawnee and Grand Pawnee dating back to 1500.

The famous person John F. Zeilinger is associated with one of more of the Butler County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Butler County places including Lt. Daniel Woodbury, Jones & Laughlin Steel Co., CRM Co., King Bridge Co., Elkhorn & Missouri Valley RR Fremont, Canton Bridge Co., Henry Olsen and J.M. Nachtigal. Prominent architectural styles found in Butler Country are Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival and Moderne.

Barcal Site (added 1972 - - #72000741)
Also known as 25BU4;Skull Creek Site
Address Restricted , Abie
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Lower Loup, Historic Pawnee
Period of Significance:
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
Bellwood Archeological Site (added 1974 - - #74001102)
Also known as 25BU2
Address Restricted , Bellwood
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Historic Pawnee, Lower Loup
Period of Significance:
1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Big Blue River Bridge (added 1992 - - #92000708)
Also known as NEHBS No. BU00-84
Twp. Rd. over Big Blue R., 1 mi. SE of Surprise , Surprise
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jones & Laughlin Steel Co., Canton Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Butler County District No. 10 School (added 2011 - - #11000884)
2030 Cty. Rd. 45 1/2, Linwood
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed, Other
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
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Clear Creek Bridge (added 1992 - - #92000734)
Also known as NEHBS No. BU00-83
Twp. Rd. over Clear Cr., 5.8 mi. NW of Bellwood , Bellwood
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
CRM Co., King Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
David City Park and Municipal Auditorium (added 2000 - - #00001378)
Also known as BU05-069, BU05-047
S side of down, bordering NE 15 , David City
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Sport Facility
More Information:
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad Depot (added 1979 - - #79003682)
Also known as Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot
1st and Maple Sts. , Dwight
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
More Information:
Linwood Site (added 1972 - - #72000742)
Also known as 25BU1
Address Restricted , Linwood
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Pawnee, Grand Pawnee
Period of Significance:
1900-1750 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, School and Grottoes (added 2008 - - #08001132)
Also known as Assumption Catholic Church, BU06-001
336 W. Pine St. , Dwight
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Olsen, Henry, Nachtigal, J.M.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Garden, Monument/Marker, Religious Structure, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church School, Garden, Monument/Marker, Religious Structure, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
More Information:
Surprise Opera House (added 1988 - - #88000940)
Also known as NeHBS #BU14-8;OHBIN #10-15-01
SE corner, intersection of Miller and River Sts. , Surprise
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Performing Arts
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Music Facility, Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Taylor, Chauncey S., House (added 1982 - - #82003184)
Also known as Richard Zeilinger House
715 4th St. , David City
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Second Empire
Historic Person:
Zeilinger,John F.,et al.
Significant Year:
1888
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Thorpe's Opera House (added 1988 - - #88000941)
Also known as NeHBS #BU05-56;OHBIN #11-09-01
457-1/2 D St. , David City
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Performing Arts, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Mortuary, Music Facility, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Business, Civic, Theater
More Information:
Upper Oak Creek Descent Ruts of the Woodbury Cutoff, Ox Bow Trail of the California Road (added 1992 - - #92001572)
Also known as Oak Creek Ruts on Ox Bow Trail;NeHBS BU00-73
Roughly, 4 mi. SE of Brainard , Brainard
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Commerce, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
More Information:
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