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Captain John O'Rourke House (Dugan House)

Captain John O'Rourke House (Dugan House)

NRHP Reference #: 06000102

NRHP Listing Date: 20060302

Location

424 N 6th, Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska

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Summary

Constructed in 1881, the Captain John O'Rourke House is a fine example of an Italianate house. In Nebraska, Italianate houses continued to be constructed up to the turn of the century. Building styles in Nebraska do not fit neatly into nationwide architectural trends, with stylistic trends tending to reach Nebraska approximately ten years late and persisting about a decade after they had fallen out of fashion nationally. Nebraska itself was still a very young state in 1880, only thirteen years old, and her pioneers could rightly describe themselves as successes if they managed to eke a sufficient living to stay. In these early years, those who were extremely successful, and they were comparatively few, might construct a substantially built and designed house of a recognizable style, such as an Italianate. The Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey indicates that when true Italianate houses were built in Nebraska at all, they were most often constructed in towns along the Missouri River, such as Omaha, Peru, and most predominantly in Plattsmouth. Upon O'Rourke's arrival in Plattsmouth in 1874, he was a tireless community booster and was intimately involved with decisions that helped to insured that Plattsmouth would grow into a modern city. His roles within the community are numerous and varied. The home exemplifies the culmination of his career in politics and government.

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