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J.C. Stitt
James C. Stitt (1866-1949) was an architect based in Norfolk, Nebraska. At least five of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. He was born September 28, 1866, in Medusa, New York. He died January 10, 1949. His business was eventually absorbed into that of Norfolk architect Elbert B. Watson (1879-1963). Works include: *Cedar County Courthouse (Hartington, Nebraska), Cedar County Courthouse (1891), Broadway Ave. between Centre and Franklin Sts. Hartington, Nebraska, NRHP-listed *Norfolk Carnegie Library (1910), 803 W. Norfolk Ave. Norfolk, Nebraska, NRHP-listed *Plainview Carnegie Library (1917), 102 S. Main St. Plainview, Nebraska, NRHP-listed *Stubbs-Ballah House (1917), NRHP-listed *Miller Hall (Chadron, Nebraska), Miller Hall (1920), 10th and Main Sts. Chadron, Nebraska, NRHP-listed *Library (Chadron, Nebraska), Library (1929), 10th and Main Sts. Chadron, Nebraska, NRHP-listed References External linksJames C. Stitt (1866-1949) at Nebra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk, Nebraska
Norfolk ( or ) is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States, 113 miles northwest of Omaha and 83 miles west of Sioux City at the intersection of U.S. Routes 81 and 275. The population was 24,210 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Nebraska. It is the principal city of the Norfolk Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Settlement and early history In late 1865 three scouts were sent from a German Lutheran settlement near Ixonia, Wisconsin, to find productive, inexpensive farmland that could be claimed under the Homestead Act. From the Omaha area they followed the Elkhorn River upstream to West Point. Finding that area too crowded, they continued up the river. On September 15, they reached the junction of the Elkhorn and its North Fork, and chose that area as a settlement site.Pangle, Mary Ellen. ''A History of Norfolk''. Published serially in ''Norfolk Daily News''. 1929. On May 23, 1866, a party of 124 settlers representing 42 families from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
