List of National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska

Nebraska National Historic Landmarks (clickable map)

The List of National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska contains the landmarks designated by the U.S. Federal Government for the U.S. state of Nebraska. There are 23 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Nebraska.

Key

National Historic Landmark
† National Historic Landmark District
# National Historic Site, National Historical Park, National Memorial, or National Monument
* Delisted Landmark

Current NHLs in Nebraska

Nebraska's National Historic Landmarks are distributed across 18 of Nebraska's 93 counties.

[1] Landmark name Image Date designated[2] Location County Description
1 Ash Hollow Cave July 19, 1964
(#66000445) 		Lewellen
41°17′53″N 102°07′12″W / 41.298056°N 102.12°W / 41.298056; -102.12 (Ash Hollow Cave) 		Garden Included in Ash Hollow Historic District
2 William Jennings Bryan House November 6, 1963
(#66000947) 		Lincoln
40°47′45″N 96°39′06″W / 40.795806°N 96.65163°W / 40.795806; -96.65163 (William Jennings Bryan House) 		Lancaster The home of William Jennings Bryan.
3 Captain Meriwether Lewis (dustpan dredge) April 11, 1989
(#77000833) 		Brownville
40°23′31″N 95°39′02″W / 40.3920°N 95.65066°W / 40.3920; -95.65066 (Captain Meriwether Lewis (dustpan dredge)) 		Nemaha
4 Willa Cather House November 11, 1971
(#69000139) 		Red Cloud
40°05′16″N 98°31′16″W / 40.087641°N 98.521016°W / 40.087641; -98.521016 (Willa Cather House) 		Webster Author Willa Cather's childhood home
5 Coufal Site July 19, 1964
(#66000446) 		Cotesfield
 Howard An archaeological site.
6† Father Flanagan's Boys' Home February 4, 1985
(#85002439) 		Boys Town
41°15′52″N 96°07′58″W / 41.264444°N 96.132778°W / 41.264444; -96.132778 (Father Flanagan's Boys' Home) 		Douglas Site of Father Flanagan's original boy's home
7 Fort Atkinson July 4, 1961
(#66000454) 		Fort Calhoun
41°27′08″N 96°00′45″W / 41.452222°N 96.0125°W / 41.452222; -96.0125 (Fort Atkinson) 		Washington Site of the original Council Bluff
8† Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency December 19, 1960
(#66000442) 		Crawford
42°40′08″N 103°28′02″W / 42.668889°N 103.467222°W / 42.668889; -103.467222 (Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency) 		Dawes and Sioux Site of an Indian Wars-era U.S. Army post.
9 USS Hazard (minesweeper) January 14, 1986
(#79003712) 		Omaha
41°16′28″N 95°54′05″W / 41.27441°N 95.90127°W / 41.27441; -95.90127 (USS Hazard (minesweeper)) 		Douglas A ship located in Omaha's Freedom Park.
9 Kregel Windmill Company Factory December 13, 2024
(#100011369) 		1416 Central Ave.
40°40′37″N 95°51′49″W / 40.676944°N 95.86361°W / 40.676944; -95.86361 (Kregel Windmill Company Factory) 		Otoe Now the Kregel Windmill Factory Museum.[3]
10 Leary Site July 19, 1964
(#66000449) 		Rulo
40°00′06″N 95°23′42″W / 40.001667°N 95.395000°W / 40.001667; -95.395000 (Leary Site) 		Richardson An archaeological site.
11 J. Sterling Morton House May 15, 1975
(#69000135) 		Nebraska City
40°40′50″N 95°52′54″W / 40.680556°N 95.881667°W / 40.680556; -95.881667 (J. Sterling Morton House) 		Otoe The home J. Sterling Morton and the National Arbor Day Foundation.
12 Nebraska State Capitol January 7, 1976
(#70000372) 		Lincoln
40°48′33″N 96°42′02″W / 40.809175°N 96.700495°W / 40.809175; -96.700495 (Nebraska State Capitol) 		Lancaster The seat of the Government of Nebraska.
13 George W. Norris House May 28, 1967
(#67000006) 		McCook
40°12′14″N 100°37′33″W / 40.20388°N 100.62572°W / 40.20388; -100.62572 (George W. Norris House) 		Red Willow Home of U.S. Senator George W. Norris.
14 Omaha Union Station December 23, 2016
(#100000870) 		Omaha
41°15′06″N 95°55′42″W / 41.251528°N 95.928278°W / 41.251528; -95.928278 (Omaha Union Station) 		Douglas
15 Palmer Site July 19, 1964
(#66000447) 		Palmer
 Howard and Merrick An archaeological site.
16 Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital April 19, 1993
(#88002762) 		Walthill
42°09′06″N 96°30′22″W / 42.15154°N 96.50613°W / 42.15154; -96.50613 (Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital) 		Thurston Hospital founded by Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first American Indian physician and one of the first female physicians in the U.S.
17 Pike Pawnee Village Site July 19, 1964
(#66000455) 		Guide Rock
40°04′29″N 98°19′50″W / 40.074833°N 98.330556°W / 40.074833; -98.330556 (Pike Pawnee Village Site) 		Webster Claimed for the U.S. by Captain Zebulon Pike during the Pike Expedition in 1806.
18 Robidoux Pass January 20, 1961
(#66000450) 		Gering
41°48′54″N 103°51′14″W / 41.814969°N 103.853836°W / 41.814969; -103.853836 (Robidoux Pass) 		Scotts Bluff Pass that was part of the Oregon Trail from 1848 to 1851, when another pass became preferred.
19 Schultz Site July 19, 1964
(#66000453) 		North Loup
 Valley An archaeological site.
20 Scout's Rest Ranch January 13, 2021
(#100006250) 		Northwest of North Platte off U.S. Route 30
41°09′48″N 100°47′42″W / 41.1633°N 100.795°W / 41.1633; -100.795 (Scout's Rest Ranch) 		Lincoln
21 Signal Butte January 20, 1961
(#66000452) 		Gering
41°47′50″N 103°54′24″W / 41.797222°N 103.906667°W / 41.797222; -103.906667 (Signal Butte) 		Scotts Bluff
22 Walker Gilmore Site July 19, 1964
(#66000441) 		Murray
40°53′59″N 95°50′14″W / 40.899722°N 95.837222°W / 40.899722; -95.837222 (Walker Gilmore Site) 		Cass An archaeological site.

Historic areas of the National Park System in Nebraska

National Monuments, National Historic Sites, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are then often not also named NHLs per se. There are two of these in Nebraska. The National Park Service lists these two together with the NHLs in the state,[4] They are

Landmark name
 Image Date established[5] Location County Description
1 Homestead National Historical Park March 19, 1936 Beatrice Gage The first claim made under the Homestead Act of 1862.
2 Scotts Bluff National Monument December 12, 1919 Gering Scotts Bluff A landmark on the Oregon and Mormon Trails.

See also

References

  1. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  2. ^ The eight- or nine-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  3. ^ "Kregel Windmill Museum". Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  4. ^ These are listed on p.113 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State", November 2007 version.
  5. ^ Date of listing as National Historic Site or similar designation, from various sources in articles indexed.
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