NRHP: Jasper A. Ware House

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.

About the National Register of Historic Places

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