NRHP: Naomi Institute

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Naomi Institute (Rock Bluff School)

NRHP Reference #: 77000825

NRHP Listing Date: 19770324

Location

3 mi E of Murray, Murray vicinity, Cass County, Nebraska

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Summary

Situated on a slope overlooking Rock and Squaw creeks in the Missouri River bluffs, the one-story brick school is a remnant of the defunct village of Rock Bluff. Established by Joseph Diven Patterson and built in 1870 as the Naomi Institute, the building was originally a two-story structure. The Naomi Institute was known as one of the leading educational institutions in the state and the first institution in the county to offer secondary-level education. The school served as the Naomi Institute for only two years, and in the fall of 1872, the building became known as the Rock Bluff School.

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