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==Jasper A. Ware House (Wildwood Center) ==
 
==Jasper A. Ware House (Wildwood Center) ==
  
NRHP Reference #: 73001070
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NRHP Reference #: [https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/73001070 73001070]
  
 
NRHP Listing Date: 19730716
 
NRHP Listing Date: 19730716

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Jasper A. Ware House (Wildwood Center)

Jasper A. Ware House (Wildwood Center)

NRHP Reference #: 73001070

NRHP Listing Date: 19730716

Location

Steinhart Park, Nebraska City vicinity, Otoe County, Nebraska

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Summary

Jasper Anderson Ware was born in Kentucky in 1831 and moved to Otoe County in the 1850s. He opened one of the first private banks in Nebraska Territory in 1859 and was city treasurer from 1864 to 1867. The property, located near Nebraska City, includes the 1869 brick dwelling, an outstanding product of Gothic Revival architecture; a brick barn built about 1869; and several outbuildings. Commonly known as Wildwood Center, the property is now a museum.

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The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the country’s official list of historically significant properties. To be eligible for the NRHP a property must generally retain their historic appearance, be at least 50 years old, and have the potential to be documented as historically or architecturally significant at either the local, state, or national level. The National Register of Historic Places is a National Park Service program administered by the Nebraska State Historical Society for the state of Nebraska. Visit the Nebraska State Historical Society's website to learn more about the program.