NRHP: Edgar Burnett House

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Edgar Burnett House

NRHP Reference #: 06000609

NRHP Listing Date: 20060712

Location

3256 Holdrege, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

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Summary

The Edgar A. Burnett House in Lincoln is a two-and-one-half-story, rectangular building constructed in 1904 for University of Nebraska Associated Dean of Agriculture Edgar A. Burnett, who later would become Chancellor of the University. The wood-frame structure, designed by the locally prominent architecture firm of Fiske and Dieman, is an American Foursquare design with Neo-Classical ornamental details. The house retains a high degree of interior and exterior integrity.

About the National Register of Historic Places

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.