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Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall (Nebraska City, Nebraska)

Coordinates: 40°40′33.3″N 95°51′24.8″W / 40.675917°N 95.856889°W / 40.675917; -95.856889
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Grand Army of the Republic
Memorial Hall
Nebraska City, Nebraska
G.A.R. Hall, seen from the southeast.
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall (Nebraska City, Nebraska) is located in Nebraska
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall (Nebraska City, Nebraska)
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall (Nebraska City, Nebraska) is located in the United States
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall (Nebraska City, Nebraska)
LocationNebraska City, Nebraska
Coordinates40°40′33.3″N 95°51′24.8″W / 40.675917°N 95.856889°W / 40.675917; -95.856889
Built1894–95
NRHP reference No.94000067[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 25, 1994

The Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall, also known as William Baumer Post No. 24, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), and the Civil War Veterans Museum, is a historic building located at 908 (now 910) 1st Corso in Nebraska City, Nebraska, in the United States. The hall was built in 1894–95. In 1994, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

History

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The Richardsonian Romanesque Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall was designed and built in 1894–95 by architects Fisher & Lawrie,[2] and was the meeting place of the William Baumer Post No. 24, one of 354 GAR posts in Nebraska. The hall has been restored and is now the Civil War Veterans Museum at the GAR Memorial Hall.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  2. ^ Miller, Greg. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Memorial Hall".[usurped] Nebraska State Historical Society.[usurped] Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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