National Historic Landmark · house · Lincoln, Nebraska

Fairview

Historic house in Nebraska, United States in Lincoln, Nebraska. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · William Jennings Bryan House (Lincoln, Nebraska)

The William Jennings Bryan House, also known as Fairview, is a historic house museum on Sumner Street in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Built in 1902–1903, it is noteworthy as the home of politician William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925), and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1963. It is located on the Bryan Health hospital campus, and houses museum displays related to Bryan on the ground floor and the William Jennings Bryan Institute on the upper floors.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address4900 Sumner St., Lincoln, NE
CountyLancaster County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000947
Type of placehouse
StyleNeoclassical architecture, Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address4900 Sumner St., Lincoln, NE
Coordinates40.79578, -96.65173 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitHomestead National Historical Park · 36 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyPawnee Dam-Site 14 Campground 12 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000947. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.