The Harry T. Jones House is a historic house in

Seward, Nebraska Seward is a city and county seat of Seward County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,964 at the 2010 census. Seward is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is known for its large Fourth of July (Independ ...

. It was built in 1889 for Harry T. Jones, the president of the Jones National Bank. With It was designed in the Queen Anne style by

George A. Berlinghof George Anthony Berlinghof (born Georg Anton Berlinghof; July 24, 1860 – May 30, 1944) was a Germany, German-born architect who designed a number of important buildings in Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln and other cities in Nebraska. Some of his surv ...

. According to historian Joni Gilkerson of the Nebraska State Historical Society, "The main wrap-a-round porch displays classical support colonettes grouped together in units of two or three, a balustrade, spindlework, pediments with decorated tympanums, and a distinctive corner turret with a conical roof of patterned shingles. The second story wrap-a-round porch exhibits similar detailing, including ornamental latticework." The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 28, 1990.

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National Register of Historic Places in Seward County, Nebraska Queen Anne architecture in Nebraska Houses completed in 1889 {{Nebraska-NRHP-stub