Thomas P. Kennard House - Lincoln, NE
N 40° 48.402 W 096° 41.845
14T E 694223 N 4519850
Thomas P. Kennard House is a NRHP listed home near the Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Waymark Code: WM1720H
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2022
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From the State of Nebraska historical marker at the home:
In 1869 John K. Winchell of Chicago designed masonry homes in Lincoln for each of the Commissioners. These showplaces did much to instill confidence in Lincoln's future. Of these three structures, only the Kennard House stands today. It is apparently the oldest house within the original plat of Lincoln and is one of the finest remaining Nebraska examples of Italianate domestic architecture, the leading American style from about 1855 - 1875, Nebraska's pioneer period.
In 1965 the State Legislature designated the structure the "Nebraska Statehood Memorial" and assigned responsibility for the memorial to the Nebraska State Historical Society. Thus the house stands today, a symbol of the confidence early Nebraskans had in their state.
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