Harris House | |
_from_S_1.JPG) The house in 2012 | |
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| Location | 1630 K Street, Lincoln, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′34″N 96°41′49″W / 40.80944°N 96.69694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003194 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 2, 1982 |
The Harris House is a historic two-and-a-half-story house in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built in 1902 for Sarah Harris. [2] Her husband George Samuel Harris worked for the railroad company and encouraged many immigrants from Eastern Europe to settle in Lincoln before his death in 1874. [2] His widow published her memoirs as a pioneer in Nebraska. [2] Many of their sons went on to success in business at a national scale. [2] The house was designed in the Classical Revival style. [2] It was purchased by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln chapter of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity in 1919. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 2, 1982. [1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f JoAnn Kissel; Janet Jeffries Spencer (March 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Harris House". National Park Service. Retrieved May 20, 2019. With accompanying pictures
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