Thomas J. Majors Farmstead

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Majors, Thomas J., Farmstead
Thomas J. Majors farmstead house from E 2.JPG
The house in 2013
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Nearest city Peru, Nebraska
Coordinates 40°29′04″N95°44′09″W / 40.48444°N 95.73583°W / 40.48444; -95.73583 (Majors, Thomas J., Farmstead)
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
NRHP reference No. 78001707 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 15, 1978

The Thomas J. Majors Farmstead is a historic estate with a two-story house in Peru, Nebraska. The house was built in 1898 for Thomas Jefferson Majors, after he had served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1878 to 1879, and as Nebraska's lieutenant governor from 1891 to 1895. [2] The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 15, 1978. [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. Janet Jeffries Spencer (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Majors, Thomas J., Farmstead". National Park Service . Retrieved July 20, 2019. With accompanying pictures