George and Nancy Turner House

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George and Nancy Turner House
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Location78 South C Street, Fremont, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°25′45″N96°29′35″W / 41.42917°N 96.49306°W / 41.42917; -96.49306 (George and Nancy Turner House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1868 (1868)
Built byGeorge Turner
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 95001502 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1996

The George and Nancy Turner House is a historic house in Fremont, Nebraska. The two-story brick house was built in 1860 for homesteader George Turner and his wife Nancy. [2] It was designed in the Italianate architectural style. [2] George Turner died in 1870, and his widow expanded the rear of the house in 1874. [2] The entrance was redesigned in the Queen Anne style in 1889–1891. [2] The house remained in the Turner family until 1980. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 11, 1996. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Carol Ahlgren (August 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: George and Nancy Turner House". National Park Service . Retrieved May 5, 2019. With accompanying pictures