NRHP: Fort Crook Historic District
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Fort Crook Historic District
NRHP Reference #: 76001139
NRHP Listing Date: 19761212
Location
Offutt Air Force Base, Bellevue vicinity, Sarpy County, Nebraska
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Summary
The district is located on Offutt Air Force Base near Bellevue and includes twenty-three buildings. A bill signed by President Grover Cleveland in July 1888 authorized construction of Fort Crook, built between 1891 and 1896 and named in honor of Major General George Crook (see General George Crook House, Omaha). The district consists of large, two, and two-and-one-half-story brick buildings including a fire station, jail, headquarters buildings, dormitories, officers' quarters, and a theater. Many of the buildings are used as housing for military personnel of Offutt Air Force Base.
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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.
