Father Flanagan's House - Boys Town, NE
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N 41° 15.738 W 096° 08.078
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Father Flanagan's House at Boys Town, NE.
Waymark Code: WM99Y8
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2010
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The museum of Father Flanagan's House at Boys Town, NE. Exhibits in the 1920s era house include Father Flanagan's office, the first chapel, dormitory, school room and nuns quarters.
The Father Flanagan House museum is the former residence of Boys Town’s founder, Father Edward Flanagan. The house was constructed in 1927 and was Father Flanagan’s home until 1941, when he moved to the rectory of Dowd Memorial Chapel. The Flanagan House’s décor and furnishings interpret the year 1929, when Father Flanagan would have been in residence. Many of his personal belongings are on display in his bedroom and study. One of his most prized possessions – a desk made for him by his boys – is the centerpiece of the study. It consists of more than 250,000 inlaid pieces of wood, twenty-five varieties in all. A statue of Father Flanagan, a gift from the Boys Town National Alumni Association, stands in front of the house surrounded by memorial bricks honoring Boys Town alumni.
Theme: Cultural (Social) History
Street Address: Grodinsky Circle
Boys Town, NE USA
68010
Food Court: no
Hours of Operation: September 1st – April 30th
Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
May 1st – August 31st
Monday – Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Holiday Hours
Good Friday: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Memorial Day: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Fourth of July: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Labor Day: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Christmas Eve 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Closed
* New Year’s Day
* Easter
* Thanksgiving Day
* Christmas Day
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Small
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Gift Shop: Not Listed
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