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The Thomas P. Kennard House, also known as the Nebraska Statehood Memorial, is the oldest remaining building in the original plat of 
In 1965 the Kennard House was designated the Nebraska Statehood Memorial, and became a museum. It was placed on the
Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...
. Built in 1869, the Italianate
The Italianate style was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. Like Palladianism and Neoclassicism, the Italianate style drew its inspiration from the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian ...
house belonged to Thomas P. Kennard, the first Secretary of State for Nebraska, and one of three men who picked the Lincoln site for the new state's capital in 1867. The house was designed by architect John Keys Winchell of Chicago.
In 1965 the Kennard House was designated the Nebraska Statehood Memorial, and became a museum. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
on April 16, 1969.
The house is a -story stuccoed brick building with a frame cupola on the shallow-pitched hip roof. The house was extensively altered inside and out before its designation as a memorial and required major restoration work to return its appearance to its original state.
Kennard, Nebraska
Kennard is a village in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 361 at the 2010 census.
History
Kennard was established in 1869 when the Sioux City & Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for Thomas P. ...
is named for Thomas P. Kennard.
See also
* List of the oldest buildings in NebraskaReferences
External links
* - Nebraska State Historical Society * Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska Italianate architecture in Nebraska Houses completed in 1869 Museums in Lincoln, Nebraska Historic American Buildings Survey in Nebraska Historic house museums in Nebraska Houses in Lancaster County, Nebraska 1869 establishments in Nebraska National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln, Nebraska History Nebraska {{Nebraska-museum-stub