Beatrice is a city in and the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska, United States. Its population was 12,261 at the 2020 census. Beatrice is located approximately 25 miles south of Lincoln on the Big Blue River.
Homestead National Historical Park, a unit of the National Park System known as the Homestead National Monument of America prior to 2021, commemorates passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, which allowed any qualified person to claim up to 160 acres (0.65 km2) of federally owned land in exchange for five years of residence and the cultivation and improvement of the property. The Act eventually transferred 270,000,000 acres (1,100,000 km2) from public to private ownership.
This is a list of more than 1,100 properties and districts in Nebraska that are on the National Register of Historic Places. Of these, 20 are National Historic Landmarks. There are listings in 90 of the state's 93 counties.
The Webster Telephone Exchange Building is located in North Omaha, Nebraska. It was designed by the well-known Omaha architect Thomas Rogers Kimball. After the Easter Sunday Tornado of 1913, the building was used as the center of recovery operations. In 1933, American Bell donated the building to the Omaha Urban League.
Field Club is a neighborhood located in the Midtown region of Omaha, Nebraska. Roughly bounded by Pacific Street, 32nd Avenue, Center St., and 36th Street, the neighborhood was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district on November 15, 2000. Field Club is the location of dozens of historically significant homes in the Omaha area, including the Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens.
The Dr. Samuel D. Mercer House was built in 1885 in the historic Walnut Hill neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Samuel Mercer was the chief surgeon of the Union Pacific Railroad, and the founder of Omaha's first hospital.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Gage County, Nebraska.
George Anthony Berlinghof was a German-born architect who designed a number of important buildings in Lincoln and other cities in Nebraska. Some of his surviving works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Morton-James Public Library is a library in the city of Nebraska City, in the southeastern part of the state of Nebraska, in the Midwestern United States. The building, located at 923 1st Corso, has been described as "a modest, yet fine example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture in Nebraska". In 1976, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Beuttler & Arnold was an architectural firm in Sioux City, Iowa that designed several works that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places for their architecture.
The Grand Island Carnegie Library is a historic building in Grand Island, Nebraska. It was built in 1903 as one of several Carnegie libraries in Nebraska, and it was the first public library in Grand Island. Its construction cost $19,000. The building was the first library It was designed in the Classical Revival architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 2, 1975.
The Paddock Hotel is a historic 110-room hotel building in Beatrice, Nebraska. It was built in 1924, and designed in the Renaissance Revival style by architect Thomas R. Kimball. According to its National Register of Historic Places Registration, "The entrance opens into a lobby with massive mahogany columns rising from a mosaic tile floor to coffered ceilings at the second story. A marble staircase leads to the mezzanine area where decorative metal balustrades overlook the lobby." The hotel was turned into a retirement facility in 1970. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 30, 1987.
Christ Church Episcopal is a historic church building in Beatrice, Nebraska. It was built in 1889-1890 for the local Episcopal congregation established in 1873. The building was designed in the Gothic Revival style by Mendelsson & Laurie. The rectory was built in 1951. The property has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 29, 1999.
The Samuel D. Kilpatrick House is a historic house in Beatrice, Nebraska. It was built in 1904–05 for Samuel Davenport Kilpatrick, who lived here with his wife, née Mary Bradt, and their adopted daughter. Kilpatrick was a railroad contractor. With his brothers, he was also a landowner in Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, Idaho, Oregon and Texas. The house was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by architect Richard W. Grant. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 20, 1984.
The Beatrice Municipal Auditorium is a historic two-story building in Beatrice, Nebraska. It was built in 1940 as part of the New Deal's Public Works Administration, and designed in the Art Deco style by architect Fred Organ. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 16, 2005.
The J. Schmuck Block is a historic three-story commercial and residential building in Beatrice, Nebraska, United States. It was built in 1887 for John Schmuck, a German immigrant and cobbler, who used the basement as a tavern and rented the first floor to dry goods stores and the second floor to tenants. The Beatrice Morning Sun had its offices here for more than four decades. The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 2, 2008.
The Beatrice Chautauqua Pavilion and Gatehouse is a historic structure in Beatrice, Nebraska. The pavilion was built in 1889 for the Chautauqua movement, which held meetings in Beatrice until 1916. The gatehouse, designed in the Gothic Revival architectural style, was moved to its current location after 1916, and the porch was added circa 1920. The structure has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 9, 1979.
The Rachel Kilpatrick Purdy House is a historic house in Beatrice, Nebraska. It was built in 1915 for Rachel Kilpatrick as a wedding gift from her father, and designed in the Prairie School style by architect Richard W. Grant. It remained in the Kilpatrick family until 1925. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 8, 2006.
Richard W. Grant (1862-1939), often known as R. W. Grant, was an architect based in Beatrice, Nebraska. He designed about 70 schools and at least four Carnegie libraries. A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
The Beatrice Downtown Historic District in Beatrice, Nebraska is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
