George F. Lee Octagon Houses
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George F. Lee Octagon Houses | |
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Frame octagon house | |
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| Nearest city | Nebraska City, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 40°34′18.03″N 95°48′5.39″W / 40.5716750°N 95.8014972°WCoordinates: 40°34′18.03″N 95°48′5.39″W / 40.5716750°N 95.8014972°W |
| Built | Date unknown; 1872 |
| Architect | Lee, George F. |
| NRHP Reference # | 77000834[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 23, 1977 |
The George F. Lee Octagon Houses were built by farmer and carpenter George F. Lee south of Nebraska City, Nebraska near the Missouri River. The first constrtucted was a frame octagon house, whose date of construction is unknown; the second, a brick octagon house, was built in 1872 across the road from the first.[2]
On November 23, 1977, they were added to the National Register of Historic Places. Today, only the wooden house survives.[3]
References
- ↑ Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Chatfield, Penelope. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: George F. Lee Octagon Houses". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ↑ Nebraska State Historical Society - Otoe County
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