Nebraska - Kearney County - Historic Districts
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
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
BetacommandBot, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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