This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Nebraska, including extant buildings and structures constructed prior to and during the United States rule over Nebraska. Only buildings built prior to 1870 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.
In order to qualify for the list, a structure must:
- be a recognizable building (defined as any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy);
- incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height and/or be a listed building.
This consciously excludes ruins of limited height, roads and statues. Bridges may be included if they otherwise fulfill the above criteria. Dates for many of the oldest structures have been arrived at by radiocarbon dating or dendrochronology and should be considered approximate. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.
List of oldest buildings
| Building | Image | Location | First built | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Log Cabin (Bellevue, Nebraska) | 
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Bellevue, Nebraska | ca. 1835 | Residence | Fur trapper's log cabin; Likely oldest building in the state |
| Florence Mill | 
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Omaha, Nebraska | ca. 1846 | Commercial | Oldest mill in the state; construction overseen by Brigham Young |
| Willow Creek Pony Express Station | 
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Cozad, Nebraska | ca. 1849 | Commercial | Pony Express station, was moved a small distance in 1938 |
| Didier Cabin | Brownville, Nebraska | ca. 1854 | Residence | ||
| Arbor Lodge | 
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Nebraska City, Nebraska | ca. 1855 | Residence | Built for the founder of Arbor Day, Julius Sterling Morton |
| Mayhew Cabin | 
|
Nebraska City, Nebraska | ca. 1855 | Residence | One of the oldest houses in Nebraska City |
| Fontenelle Bank | 
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Bellevue, Nebraska | ca. 1856 | Commercial | Oldest bank building in the state |
| William Hamilton House | 
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Bellevue, Nebraska | ca. 1856 | Residence | |
| Bank of Florence | 
|
Omaha, Nebraska | ca. 1857 | Commercial | Oldest building in Omaha |
| Frederick L. Gottschalk House | Columbus, Nebraska | ca. 1857 | Residence | The cabin was relocated to the interior of the Platte County Historical Society Museum. | |
| Taylor-Wessel-Bickel-Nelson House | 
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Nebraska City, Nebraska | ca. 1857 | Residence | One of the oldest houses in Nebraska City |
| Presbyterian Church | 
|
Bellevue, Nebraska | ca. 1858 | Religious | |
| Russell, Majors, and Waddell Freighting Company Building | 
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Nebraska City, Nebraska | ca. 1858 | Commercial/ Residence | Built by the US Army and sold to the supply firm Russell, Majors, and Waddell |
| Russell, Majors, Waddell House | 
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Nebraska City, Nebraska | ca. 1858 | Residence | Built by Alexander Majors for Russell, Majors, and Waddell |
| Russell, Majors, Waddell-Stevenson House | 
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Nebraska City, Nebraska | ca. 1858 | Residence | Built by Alexander Majors for Russell, Majors, and Waddell |
| Brownville Methodist Church | 
|
Brownville, Nebraska | ca. 1859 | Religious | Oldest brick church in Nebraska |
| Abbott Gates House | Brownville, Nebraska | ca. 1859 | Residence | ||
| Midway Stage Station | 
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Dawson County, Nebraska | ca. 1859 | Residence | |
| Stolley Homestead Site | 
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Grand Island, Nebraska | ca. 1859 | Residence | |
| 8621 North 31st Street | Omaha, Nebraska | ca. 1859 | Residence | Oldest house in Omaha; built within earlier Mormon settlement of Cutler's Park (Florence, Omaha).[1] | |
| Brown-Carson House | 
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Brownville, Nebraska | ca. 1860 | Residence | |
| Emmanuel Lutheran Church | 
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Dakota City, Nebraska | ca. 1860 | Religious | |
| George and Nancy Turner House | 
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Fremont, Nebraska | ca. 1860 | Residence | |
| St. Benedict's Catholic Church | 
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Nebraska City, Nebraska | ca. 1861 | Religious | Oldest brick Catholic church in the state |
| United Presbyterian Church | 
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Nebraska City, Nebraska | ca. 1861 | Religious | Originally a Presbyterian church then used by the Mormons |
| 608 1st Avenue | 
|
Nebraska City, Nebraska | ca. 1861 | Residence | |
| McLaughlin-Parks House | Brownville, Nebraska | ca. 1862 | Residence | ||
| Beehive House | Brownville, Nebraska | ca. 1863 | Residence | ||
| Heinrich Giese House | 
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Grand Island, Nebraska | ca. 1863 | Residence | |
| Worthing-Baker House | Brownville, Nebraska | ca. 1863 | Residence | ||
| Bratton-Minick House | Brownville, Nebraska | ca. 1864 | Residence | ||
| Jesse C. Bickle House | 
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Crete, Nebraska | ca. 1864 | Residence | |
| J. H. Catron House | 
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Nebraska City, Nebraska | ca. 1865 | Residence | |
| John Henry Stork Log House | 
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Burt County, Nebraska | ca. 1865 | Residence | |
| Otoe County Courthouse | 
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Nebraska City, Nebraska | ca. 1865 | Government | Oldest public building in the state |
| John Sautter Farmhouse | 
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Papillion, Nebraska | ca. 1866 | Residence | |
| George Stevens House | Brownville, Nebraska | ca. 1866 | Residence | ||
| Heritage House Museum | 
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Weeping Water, Nebraska | ca. 1867 | Residence | The former parsonage of the Congregational Church of Weeping Water |
| Palmer-Epard House | 
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Gage County, Nebraska | ca. 1867 | Residence | |
| Zweibel Farmstead | 
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Sarpy County, Nebraska | ca. 1867 | Residence | |
| Anthony P. Cogswell House | 
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Brownville, Nebraska | ca. 1868 | Residence | |
| Furnas House | 
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Brownville, Nebraska | ca. 1868 | Residence | Home of Governor Robert Wilkinson Furnas |
| John W. Bennett House | 
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Nemaha County, Nebraska | ca. 1868 | Residence | Oldest example of the I-House in the state |
| Lone Tree Saloon | 
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Brownville, Nebraska | ca. 1868 | Commercial | |
| Michael Witt Fachwerkbau | Saline County, Nebraska | ca. 1868 | Residence | ||
| St. John's Lutheran Church | 
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Nemaha County, Nebraska | ca. 1868 | Religious | Oldest stone church in Nebraska |
| Elm Creek Fort | Minden, Nebraska | ca. 1869 | Residence | ||
| Jasper A. Ware House | 
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Nebraska City, Nebraska | ca. 1869 | Residence | House of the co-founder of the Midland Pacific Railway, Jasper Ware |
| John L. Colhapp House | Brownville, Nebraska | ca. 1869 | Residence | ||
| Samuel Bullock House | 
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Fremont, Nebraska | ca. 1869 | Residence | |
| Thomas P. Kennard House | 
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Lincoln, Nebraska | ca. 1869 | Residence | One of oldest houses in Lincoln, NE |
| Tipton House | Brownville, Nebraska | ca. 1869 | Residence | ||
| 122 South 6th Street | Plattsmouth, Nebraska | ca. 1869 | Religious | ||
| Christopher Anderson House | Nebraska City, Nebraska | ca. 1870 | Residence | ||
| Commanding Officers Quarters | 
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Sidney, Nebraska | ca. 1870 | Government/ Residence | |
| Congregational Church and Manse | 
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Santee, Nebraska | ca. 1870 | Religious | |
| Eli S. Wibley House | Brownville, Nebraska | ca. 1870 | Residence | ||
| Naomi Institute | 
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Rock Bluff, Nebraska | ca. 1870 | Education | |
| Cook house on Spade Ranch (Nebraska) | 
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Ellsworth, Nebraska | ca. 1877 | Ranch | One of the oldest and largest ranches in Nebraska; Cookhouse moved from Newman Ranch in 1888. |
| General Crook House | 
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Fort Omaha | ca. 1879 | Government | Home to Civil War/Indian Wars general |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Nebraska
- History of Nebraska
- List of the oldest buildings in the United States
References
External links
This page was last edited on 18 September 2023, at 22:30