Nebraska - Merrick County
Merrick County Nebraska has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Morris, Wright, Boyhood House, Palmer Site, Cahow Barber Shop, Ellen, Martha, Auditorium and Hord, Heber, House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Pawnee and Lower Loup dating back to 1700.

Several famous people are associated with these Merrick County historic places including Wright Morris, Heber Hord and John Patterson.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Merrick County places including Fisher & Lawrie, Diamond Engineering Co., Herman Nelson, William F. Gernandt, C.H. Good and John M. Nelson. Prominent architectural styles found in Merrick Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Late Victorian.

Cahow Barber Shop (added 1984 - - #84002493)
SW Main St. , Chapman
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Historic Person:
Morris,Wright
Significant Year:
1889
Area of Significance:
Literature, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
Ellen, Martha, Auditorium (added 1988 - - #88000944)
Also known as State Theatre;NeHBS #MKO2-8;OHBIN #02-07-04
706 C Ave. , Central City
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Performing Arts, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Music Facility, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Hord, Heber, House (added 1987 - - #87002096)
Also known as Hord House
1505 Sixteenth St. , Central City
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Hord,Heber
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Merrick County Courthouse (added 1990 - - #89002211)
Also known as MK02-3
18th St. between 15th and 16th Aves. , Central City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gernandt,William F.
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:
Morris, Wright, Boyhood House (added 1980 - - #80002457)
304 D St. , Central City
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Morris,Wright
Significant Year:
1893
Area of Significance:
Literature
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:
Nelson Farm (added 2009 - - #09000650)
Also known as Nelson--Williams Farm, MK00-116
1139 M Rd. , Central City
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
More Information:
Palmer Site (added 1966 - - #66000447)
Also known as Skidi Pawnee Village
Address Restricted , Palmer
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Pawnee, Lower Loup
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 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
Patterson Law Office (added 1979 - - #79001451)
1517 18th St. , Central City
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Patterson,John
Significant Year:
1872
Area of Significance:
Law
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Professional
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Riverside Park Dance Pavillion (added 1998 - - #98001564)
Also known as MK00-155
Riverside Rd., Riverside Park , Central City
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Good, C.H., Diamond Engineering Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Music Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Music Facility
More Information:
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