The George Cather Farmstead is a historic farm in
Bladen, Nebraska. It was built in 1885 for George P. Gather and his wife Frances, whose niece was
Willa Cather, a novelist and short-story writer.
[ With ] Cather used her aunt as inspiration for Aunt Georgiana in her 1904 short story, ''
A Wagner Matinee
"A Wagner Matinee" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in ''Everybody's Magazine'' in February 1904.Woodress, James. ''Willa Cather: A Literary Life''. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1987, p. 172 In 1906, it appeared i ...
'', and she drew inspiration from the farm itself for her 1923 novel, ''
One of Ours''.
Aside from the main farmhouse, more outbuildings were constructed up until the 1920s.
George Cather died in 1938.
The property has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places since August 11, 1982.
References
National Register of Historic Places in Webster County, Nebraska
Buildings and structures completed in 1885
Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska
Willa Cather
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