NRHP: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
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Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Home (Boys’ Town)
NRHP Reference #: 85002439
NRHP Listing Date: 19850204
Location
W Dodge Road, Boys Town, Douglas County, Nebraska
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Summary
Boys Town is internationally famous as a refuge for homeless boys. It began in Omaha in 1917 and evolved into a separate municipality on the outskirts of the city through the efforts of its founder, Father Edward Joseph Flanagan. The personal home of Father Flanagan was the second building erected on the campus and is now the oldest remaining structure at Boys Town. The dwelling was designed by architect Jacob M. Nachtigall in the Georgian Revival style and was constructed 1926-27.
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