Nebraska - Kearney County
Kearney County Nebraska has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Kearney, Dobytown, Kearney County Courthouse, Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church and US Post Office--Minden.

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, William E.L. Bunn, W.T. Thorne and E.E. Capenter. Prominent architectural styles found in Kearney Country are Classical Revival, Gothic and Late Victorian.

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
More Information:
Dobytown (added 1974 - - #74001125)
Also known as Kearny City;25 KN 5
Address Restricted , Kearney
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Commerce
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1982 - - #82003192)
Also known as John Fletcher Christian College Chapel
SW of Axtell , Axtell
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Gothic, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure
More Information:
Thorne, W. T., Building (added 1985 - - #85002139)
Also known as Hostetler's Opera House
5th St. , Minden
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thorne,W.T.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
US Post Office--Minden (added 1992 - - #92000471)
Also known as KN04-007
410 N. Minden St. , Minden
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Bunn,William E.L.
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:
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