NRHP: Boulevards Historic District
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Boulevards Historic District
NRHP Reference #: 08001180
NRHP Listing Date: 20081210
Location
bounded by South, Clavert/High, S. 22nd/24th, R.I. Trail, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
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Summary
This large residential district contains 1,235 contributing resources, including houses, nine brick streets, a bridge and a handful of historic religious and public buildings. Also significant are the landscape features, many of which were designed by famed landscape architect Jens Jensen and Ernst Herminghaus, Nebraska's first academically trained professional in this field. In addition to landscape architecture, the Boulevards Historic District is significant as a collection of high-style and vernacular homes unsurpassed in Lincoln, with a preponderance of brick and stone Period Revivals. The winding boulevards and streets platted by the Woods Brothers in 1909 were the first to deviate from Lincoln's original grid pattern creating a distinctive neighborhood, and were influential in city planning for years to come.
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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.
