Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall (Nebraska City, Nebraska)

Grand Army of the Republic
Memorial Hall
Nebraska City, Nebraska

G.A.R. Hall, seen from the southeast.
Location Nebraska City, Nebraska
Coordinates 40°40′33.3″N 95°51′24.8″W / 40.675917°N 95.856889°W / 40.675917; -95.856889Coordinates: 40°40′33.3″N 95°51′24.8″W / 40.675917°N 95.856889°W / 40.675917; -95.856889
Built 1894–95
NRHP Reference # 94000067[1]
Added to NRHP February 25, 1994

The Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall, also known as William Baumer Post No. 24, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), and as the Civil War Veterans Museum, is a historic building located at 908 (now 910) 1st Corso in Nebraska City, Nebraska, in the United States. The hall was built in 1894–95. In 1994, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

History

The Richardsonian Romanesque Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall was designed and built in 1894–95 by Harry Lawrie and George Lee Fisher,[2] and was the meeting place of the William Baumer Post No. 24, which was one of 354 GAR posts in Nebraska. The hall has been restored and is now the Civil War Veterans Museum at the G.A.R. Memorial Hall.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
  2. ↑ Miller, Greg. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Memorial Hall". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-04-18.

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