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Lancaster County, Nebraska

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111historic places

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1855formed

322,608pop. 2020

37cemeteries

—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 111 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Lincoln, Walton, Roca.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Nebraska is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Lancaster titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

74 of 111 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

111 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Agricultural Hall	Lincoln	Building	2010
Antelope Grocery	Lincoln	Building	1988
Barr Terrace	Lincoln	Building	1979
Beatrice Creamery Company Lincoln Plant	Lincoln	Building	2012
Beattie, James A., House	Lincoln	Building	1990
Bell, Jasper Newton, House	Lincoln	Building	1984
Boulevards Historic District	Lincoln	District	2008
Brown, Guy A., House	Lincoln	Building	1998
Brownbilt Residential Historic District	Lincoln	District	2012
Burckhardt House	Lincoln	Building	1999
Burnett, Edgar A., House	Lincoln	Building	2006
Burr Block	Lincoln	Building	1979
Calhoun, James D., House	Lincoln	Building	2002
Charlton, William H., House	Roca	Building	1997
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Steam Locomotive No. 710	Lincoln	Structure	1997
Christian Record Building	Lincoln	Building	1986
City Hall	Lincoln	Building	1969
College View Public Library	Lincoln	Building	1984
Eastridge Historic District	Lincoln	District	2017
Eddy-Taylor House	Lincoln	Building	1983
Fairview NHL	Lincoln	Building	1966
Federal Trust Building	Lincoln	Building	2002
Ferguson, William H., House	Lincoln	Building	1972
First National Bank Building	Lincoln	Building	1998
First State Bank of Bethany	Lincoln	Building	1986
First United Methodist Church Lincoln	Lincoln	Building	2024
Gillen, Frank E. and Emma A., House	Lincoln	Building	1998
Gold and Company Store Building	Lincoln	Building	1982
Government Square	Lincoln	Building	2004
Greek Row Historic District	Lincoln	District	1997
Harris House	Lincoln	Building	1982
Hayward School	Lincoln	Building	1985
Helmer-Winnett-White Flats	Lincoln	Building	1979
Herter Farmstead	Walton	Building	2000
Herter Farmstead (Boundary Increase)	Walton	District	2004
Hitchcok, W.F., House	Lincoln	Building	2002
Hotel Capital	Lincoln	Building	1983
Hurlbut, Aeneas-Yates, Charles, House	Lincoln	Building	1999
Iowa-Nebraska Light and Power Company Plant	Lincoln	Building	2023
Kennard, Thomas P., House	Lincoln	Building	1969
Kiesselbach, Theodore A., House	Lincoln	Building	1994
Kirkwood, Rose, Brothel	Lincoln	Building	2012
Koop, Amel H., House	Lincoln	Building	2014
Lancaster Block	Lincoln	Building	1989
Lewis-Syford House	Lincoln	Building	2007
Lewis-Syford House	Lincoln	Building	1971
Lincoln Army Air Field Regimental Chapel	Lincoln	Building	1993
Lincoln Haymarket Historic District	Lincoln	District	2014
Lincoln Liberty Life Insurance Building	Lincoln	Building	1988
Lincoln Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District	Lincoln	District	2012
Lincoln YWCA Building	Lincoln	Building	1984
Lyman Terrace	Lincoln	Building	1979
Masonic Temple	Lincoln	Building	2005
McWilliams House	Lincoln	Building	1999
Mount Emerald and Capitol Additions Historic Residential District	Lincoln	District	1980
Municipal Lighting and Waterworks Plant	Lincoln	Building	1986
Murphy, William L. and Sydney V., House	Lincoln	Building	1994
Nebraska City to Fort Kearny Cutoff Ruts at Spring Creek Prairie	Denton	Site	2002
Nebraska Governor's Mansion	Lincoln	Building	2008
Nebraska State Capitol NHL	Lincoln	Building	1970
Nebraska State Historical Society Building	Lincoln	Building	2003
Nebraska Telephone Company Building	Lincoln	Building	1978
Nine-Mile Prairie	Lincoln	Site	1986
Old Main, Nebraska Wesleyan University	Lincoln	Building	1975
Old University Library	Lincoln	Building	1975
Palisade and Regent Apartments	Lincoln	Building	1998
Park Hill	Lincoln	Building	2010
Park Manor Residential Historic District	Lincoln	District	2013
Peterson, Peter, Farmstead	Waverly	Building	1980
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House	Lincoln	Building	1986
Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity House	Lincoln	Building	2005
Phillips, R. O., House	Lincoln	Building	1979
Pioneers Park	Lincoln	District	1993
President and Ambassador Apartments	Lincoln	Building	1993
Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage	Lincoln	Building	1999
Retzlaff Farmstead	Walton	Building	1979
Robbers' Cave	Lincoln	Structure	2020
Rock Island Depot	Lincoln	Building	1971
Ross, Nimrod, House	Lincoln	Building	1999
Royer-Williams House	Lincoln	Building	1982
Ryons-Alexander House	Lincoln	Building	1982
Schrader Archeological Site	Roca	Site	1974
Scottish Rite Temple	Lincoln	Building	1986
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery	Lincoln	Building	2013
Sky Park Manor	Lincoln	Building	2016
South Bottoms Historic District	Lincoln	District	1986
Spalding, Frank M., House	Lincoln	Building	1999
Speidel Barn	Lincoln	Building	2023
St. Charles Apartments	Lincoln	Building	1985
Stake, R.O., House	Lincoln	Building	2005
State Arsenal	Lincoln	Building	1981
Strode Building	Lincoln	Building	2020
Stuart Building	Lincoln	Building	2003
Temple of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun	Lincoln	Building	1982
Terminal Building	Lincoln	Building	1986
Thayer, John M., House	Lincoln	Building	2002
Tifereth Israel Synagogue	Lincoln	Building	1985
Tyler, William H., House	Lincoln	Building	1978
University Place Historic Residential District	Lincoln	District	2003
Veith Building	Lincoln	Building	1980
War and Victory	Lincoln	Object	2024
Watkins, Albert, House	Lincoln	Building	1989
Wesleyan Hospital and Nurses Training School	Lincoln	Building	2015
Whitehall	Lincoln	Building	1982
Woods Brothers Building	Lincoln	Building	1980
Woods, Frank and Nelle Cochrane, House	Lincoln	Building	1995
Woodsshire Residential Historic District	Lincoln	District	2011
Wyuka Cemetery	Lincoln	Structure	1982
Yates-Martin House	Lincoln	Building	2022
Yost, John H. and Christina, House	Lincoln	Building	2002
Ziemer, Arthur C., House	Lincoln	Building	1977

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Lancaster was formed in 1855 (1855-03-16) from Cass, PIERCE (original, extinct).

LANCASTER created by Nebraska Territory from CASS and PIERCE (original, extinct). Map depicts interpretation of unclear boundary description.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Lancaster County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
153	28,090	64,835	85,902	100,585	119,742	155,272	192,884	250,291	322,608

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

37 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 37 of 37 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Bergman Cemetery	40.76265	-96.47384
Buhrmann Cemetery	40.61673	-96.78098
Calvary Cemetery	40.81175	-96.6645
Cheney Cemetery	40.72583	-96.60696
College View Cemetery	40.77052	-96.62656
Danish Cemetery	40.98	-96.64335
Dietz Cemetery	40.54511	-96.62925
Emerald Cemetery	40.79891	-96.84489
Fairview Cemetery	40.84417	-96.60724
Firth Cemetery	40.52454	-96.60961
Free Church Cemetery	41.01636	-96.60246
Hallam Community Cemetery	40.54176	-96.78913
Hallam Zion Cemetery	40.56593	-96.7604
Highland Cemetery	40.66849	-96.81905
Holland Cemetery	40.59559	-96.60032
Kramer Community Cemetery	40.59536	-96.87545
Lincoln Memorial Park	40.74472	-96.69891
Malcolm Cemetery	40.91528	-96.8539
Mount Carmel Cemetery	40.85363	-96.70219
Oak Creek Cemetery	40.94555	-96.76668
Olive Branch Cemetery	40.56738	-96.81922
Panama Cemetery	40.58189	-96.52615
Pella Cemetery	40.55554	-96.50212
Pierce Cemetery	40.88467	-96.56
Princeton Cemetery	40.56694	-96.70527
Rose Hill Cemetery	40.91496	-96.52238
Saint Johns Cemetery	40.81305	-96.87343
Saint Joseph Cemetery	41.01656	-96.84431
Saint Mary and Saint Patrick Cemetery	41.01695	-96.66098
Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery	40.89344	-96.86239
Schultz Cemetery	40.76983	-96.56028
Simmons - Saltillo Cemetery	40.71132	-96.67357
Stockfeldt Cemetery	40.61162	-96.70797
Tothill Cemetery	40.98806	-96.68224
Wesley Chapel Cemetery	40.71241	-96.76455
Wyuka Cemetery	40.81688	-96.66505
Yankee Hill Cemetery	40.76936	-96.73906

Historical populated places — 1 of 1

Name	Lat	Lon
Pella	40.55222	-96.50168

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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