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This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Nebraska , including extant buildings and structures constructed prior to and during the United States rule over Nebraska . Only buildings built prior to 1870 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.
In order to qualify for the list, a structure must:
be a recognizable building (defined as any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy );
incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height and/or be a listed building .
This consciously excludes ruins of limited height, roads and statues. Bridges may be included if they otherwise fulfill the above criteria. Dates for many of the oldest structures have been arrived at by radiocarbon dating or dendrochronology and should be considered approximate. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.
List of oldest buildings [ edit ]
Building
Image
Location
First built
Use
Notes
Log Cabin (Bellevue, Nebraska)
Bellevue, Nebraska
ca. 1835
Residence
Fur trapper's log cabin; Likely oldest building in the state
Florence Mill
Omaha, Nebraska
ca. 1846
Commercial
Oldest mill in the state; construction overseen by Brigham Young
Willow Creek Pony Express Station
Cozad, Nebraska
ca. 1849
Commercial
Pony Express station, was moved a small distance in 1938
Didier Cabin
Brownville, Nebraska
ca. 1854
Residence
Arbor Lodge
Nebraska City, Nebraska
ca. 1855
Residence
Built for the founder of Arbor Day , Julius Sterling Morton
Mayhew Cabin
Nebraska City, Nebraska
ca. 1855
Residence
One of the oldest houses in Nebraska City
Fontenelle Bank
Bellevue, Nebraska
ca. 1856
Commercial
Oldest bank building in the state
William Hamilton House
Bellevue, Nebraska
ca. 1856
Residence
Bank of Florence
Omaha, Nebraska
ca. 1857
Commercial
Oldest building in Omaha
Frederick L. Gottschalk House
Columbus, Nebraska
ca. 1857
Residence
The cabin was relocated to the interior of the Platte County Historical Society Museum.
Taylor-Wessel-Bickel-Nelson House
Nebraska City, Nebraska
ca. 1857
Residence
One of the oldest houses in Nebraska City
Presbyterian Church
Bellevue, Nebraska
ca. 1858
Religious
Russell, Majors, and Waddell Freighting Company Building
Nebraska City, Nebraska
ca. 1858
Commercial/ Residence
Built by the US Army and sold to the supply firm Russell, Majors, and Waddell
Russell, Majors, Waddell House
Nebraska City, Nebraska
ca. 1858
Residence
Built by Alexander Majors for Russell, Majors, and Waddell
Russell, Majors, Waddell-Stevenson House
Nebraska City, Nebraska
ca. 1858
Residence
Built by Alexander Majors for Russell, Majors, and Waddell
Brownville Methodist Church
Brownville, Nebraska
ca. 1859
Religious
Oldest brick church in Nebraska
Abbott Gates House
Brownville, Nebraska
ca. 1859
Residence
Midway Stage Station
Dawson County, Nebraska
ca. 1859
Commercial/ Residence
Stolley Homestead Site
Grand Island, Nebraska
ca. 1859
Residence
8621 North 31st Street
Omaha, Nebraska
ca. 1859
Residence
Oldest house in Omaha; built within earlier Mormon settlement of Cutler's Park (Florence, Omaha ).[ 1]
Brown-Carson House
Brownville, Nebraska
ca. 1860
Residence
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Dakota City, Nebraska
ca. 1860
Religious
George and Nancy Turner House
Fremont, Nebraska
ca. 1860
Residence
St. Benedict's Catholic Church
Nebraska City, Nebraska
ca. 1861
Religious
Oldest brick Catholic church in the state
United Presbyterian Church
Nebraska City, Nebraska
ca. 1861
Religious
Originally a Presbyterian church then used by the Mormons
608 1st Avenue
Nebraska City, Nebraska
ca. 1861
Residence
McLaughlin-Parks House
Brownville, Nebraska
ca. 1862
Residence
Beehive House
Brownville, Nebraska
ca. 1863
Residence
Heinrich Giese House
Grand Island, Nebraska
ca. 1863
Residence
Worthing-Baker House
Brownville, Nebraska
ca. 1863
Residence
Bratton-Minick House
Brownville, Nebraska
ca. 1864
Residence
Jesse C. Bickle House
Crete, Nebraska
ca. 1864
Residence
J. H. Catron House
Nebraska City, Nebraska
ca. 1865
Residence
John Henry Stork Log House
Burt County, Nebraska
ca. 1865
Residence
Otoe County Courthouse
Nebraska City, Nebraska
ca. 1865
Government
Oldest public building in the state
John Sautter Farmhouse
Papillion, Nebraska
ca. 1866
Residence
George Stevens House
Brownville, Nebraska
ca. 1866
Residence
Heritage House Museum
Weeping Water, Nebraska
ca. 1867
Residence
The former parsonage of the Congregational Church of Weeping Water
Palmer-Epard House
Gage County, Nebraska
ca. 1867
Residence
Zweibel Farmstead
Sarpy County, Nebraska
ca. 1867
Residence
Anthony P. Cogswell House
Brownville, Nebraska
ca. 1868
Residence
Furnas House
Brownville, Nebraska
ca. 1868
Residence
Home of Governor Robert Wilkinson Furnas
John W. Bennett House
Nemaha County, Nebraska
ca. 1868
Residence
Oldest example of the I-House in the state
Lone Tree Saloon
Brownville, Nebraska
ca. 1868
Commercial
Michael Witt Fachwerkbau
Saline County, Nebraska
ca. 1868
Residence
St. John's Lutheran Church
Nemaha County, Nebraska
ca. 1868
Religious
Oldest stone church in Nebraska
Elm Creek Fort
Minden, Nebraska
ca. 1869
Residence
Jasper A. Ware House
Nebraska City, Nebraska
ca. 1869
Residence
House of the co-founder of the Midland Pacific Railway , Jasper Ware
John L. Colhapp House
Brownville, Nebraska
ca. 1869
Residence
Samuel Bullock House
Fremont, Nebraska
ca. 1869
Residence
Thomas P. Kennard House
Lincoln, Nebraska
ca. 1869
Residence
One of oldest houses in Lincoln, NE
Tipton House
Brownville, Nebraska
ca. 1869
Residence
122 South 6th Street
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
ca. 1869
Religious
Christopher Anderson House
Nebraska City, Nebraska
ca. 1870
Residence
Commanding Officers Quarters
Sidney, Nebraska
ca. 1870
Government/ Residence
Congregational Church and Manse
Santee, Nebraska
ca. 1870
Religious
Eli S. Wibley House
Brownville, Nebraska
ca. 1870
Residence
Naomi Institute
Rock Bluff, Nebraska
ca. 1870
Education
Cook house on Spade Ranch (Nebraska)
Ellsworth, Nebraska
ca. 1877
Ranch
One of the oldest and largest ranches in Nebraska; Cookhouse moved from Newman Ranch in 1888.
General Crook House
Fort Omaha
ca. 1879
Government
Home to Civil War/Indian Wars general