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Kearney ( / ˈkɑːrni / KAR-nee) [ 4] is the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. [ 5] The population was 33,790 in the 2020 census, making it the 5th most populous city in Nebraska. [ 6] It is home to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The westward push of the railroad as the Civil War ended gave new birth to the community.
More than 1,100 properties and districts in Nebraska are on the National Register of Historic Places. Of these, 20 are National Historic Landmarks. There are listings in 90 of the state's 93 counties . This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted July 26, 2024. [1]
July 2, 1971. Fort Kearny was a historic outpost of the United States Army founded in 1848 in the western U.S. during the middle and late 19th century. The fort was named after Col. and later General Stephen Watts Kearny. [ 1] The outpost was located along the Oregon Trail near Kearney, Nebraska. The town of Kearney took its name from the fort.
It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Late Gothic Revival. NRHP reference No. 86003360 [1] Added to NRHP. December 1, 1986. Saint Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church (St. Luke's Episcopal Church) is a historic church at 2304 Second Avenue in Kearney, Nebraska. It was designed by Chicago architect John Sutcliffe and was built in 1908. It was added to the National Register in 1986.
Congressional district. 3rd. Website. www .kearneycounty .ne .gov. Kearney County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 6,688. [1] Its county seat is Minden. [2] The county was formed in 1860. It was named for Fort Kearny, which in turn was named for Brigade General Stephen W ...
September 17, 1981. The Museum of Nebraska Art ( MONA) is the official art museum of the state of Nebraska. The museum is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and is administratively affiliated with the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The official charter of MONA makes it home to the Nebraska Art Collection, which is home to works by artists who ...
Fort Theater is a historic two-story building in Kearney, Nebraska.It was built in 1914 as The Empress by F.G. Keens, and designed in the Classical Revival style. After it was partly destroyed in 1940, it was purchased by Don and George Monroe, who added a marquee to the facade; it was designed in the Moderne style by architect Edward J. Sessinghaus.