Harry T. Jones House

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Harry T. Jones House
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Location136 North Columbia Avenue, Seward, Nebraska
Coordinates 40°54′31″N97°05′28″W / 40.90861°N 97.09111°W / 40.90861; -97.09111 (Harry T. Jones House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1889 (1889)
Built byJohn Hughes & Sons
Architect George A. Berlinghof
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 90001771 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 1990

The Harry T. Jones House is a historic house in Seward, Nebraska. It was built in 1889 for Harry T. Jones, the president of the Jones National Bank. [2] It was designed in the Queen Anne style by George A. Berlinghof. [2] According to historian Joni Gilkerson of the Nebraska State Historical Society, "The main wrap-a-round porch displays classical support colonettes grouped together in units of two or three, a balustrade, spindlework, pediments with decorated tympanums, and a distinctive corner turret with a conical roof of patterned shingles. The second story wrap-a-round porch exhibits similar detailing, including ornamental latticework." [2] The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 28, 1990. [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 Joni Gilkerson (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Harry T. Jones House". National Park Service . Retrieved April 3, 2019. With accompanying pictures