I try to keep this list of historic house museums for Nebraska current, but it is best to check directly with the museums for their hours and other information. If you are searching for museums near you, or close to where you will be traveling to, please change the display view to Map.
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2nd Ave, Nebraska City, NE, USA
This beautiful estate in Nebraska City was home to J. Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day. From its beginning in 1855 as a four-room frame house, the magnificent mansion grew to 52 rooms through several remodelings. Authentic furnishings grace the rooms, and displays capture the life and times of this exceptional man. Read More
Bowring Ranch near Merriman is a Hereford demonstration ranch, donated by former U.S. Senator Eve Bowring in memory of her husband. The ranch house displays fine antique china, crystal and silver as well as memorabilia from their active public service careers. The visitor center interprets ranching, homesteading, geology, wildlife and many other areas related to the Sandhills and Bowrings. Read More
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5th Street & Main St, Brownville, NE, USA
The house is a seven-gabled Victorian residence that was home to a Civil War veteran. It was originally built nearer the Missouri River, then taken apart brick by brick and reassembled on the present site in 1877. There is a famous ghost story associated with the Bailey House that entertains all guests to the Museum. Displayed are period furniture,… Read More
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2010 University Drive, Kearney, NE, USA
The Frank's 1889 mansion is built of Colorado red sandstone in Richardsonian Romanesque style and contains one of the largest stained glass windows Tiffany designed for a residence. It features hand carved Golden English Oak, a grand staircase and seven of its original ten fireplaces. The Frank House was the first house in Nebraska to be wired during construction… Read More
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North 30th Street & Fort Street, Omaha, NE, USA
The house is an Italianate style, which represented the no-nonsense grandeur of the military frontier. The furnishings are from the 1880 Victorian period. From early November through the end of December, the museum celebrates Nineteenth Century Holidays. The Crook House Guild, with help from area designers and design students, transforms every room in the house into a captivating glimpse… Read More
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1225 H Street, Lincoln, NE, USA
The home of Nebraska's first family features a doll collection of the state's first ladies in their inaugural gowns. A superb silver service from the battleship U.S.S. Nebraska, needlepoint chair cushions, custom woven carpets and elegant reception rooms highlight the home. Read More
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2403 North Buffalo Bill Avenue, North Platte, NE, USA
This museum complex contains several furnished homes from the mid to late 1800s. Read More
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1643 North Nye Avenue, Fremont, NE, USA
The original home was built in the Italianate Revival style. Theron Nye built the house in 1874. His son inherited the home in 1900 and remodled the home from 1901 until 1912. The current style of the home is Georgian or Classical Revival and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The grounds are a Nebraska Arboretum… Read More
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109 U.S. 77, Homer, NE 68030, USA
Captain Cornelius O'Connor was born in 1821 in County Cork, Ireland and came to the United States in 1829. He lived in Boston, Mass. and New York City before coming west with his wife Katherine (Duggan) and family in 1857. They took a steamer from St. Louis and landed on May 18 at the already-established St. John's Colony near… Read More
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706 Norris Avenue, McCook, NE, USA
At the Norris House you'll discover the fascinating story of the father of the Rural Electrification Act, the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, and Nebraska's one-house legislature. The house and all its furnishings were donated to the Historical Society by Norris's wife, Ellie in 1968. Exhibits located in the basement of the house trace the senator's life and career. Read More
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North 3rd Street & Main Street, Brownville, NE, USA
Built in 1860 by Richard Brown, the founder of Brownsville, it later became the home of John Carson a prominent bank president. Since the home was occupied by Carson's descendants until being donated to the Brownville Historical Society in 1966, the home contains many of its original furnishings and has not been updated with any modern conveniences. Read More
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1627 H Street, Lincoln, NE, USA
Dedicated as the Nebraska Statehood Memorial in 1968, the Kennard House is the oldest standing structure in Lincoln's original plat. At the 1869 italianate home of Nebraska's first Secretary of State, Thomas P. Kennard, you will learn about the excitement of creating a new state capital, and see the formality of Victorian lifestyles. The oldest residence in Lincoln has… Read More
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721 West 4th Avenue, Red Cloud, NE, USA
Housed in a 1909 Classic Revival style brick mansion, the Webster County Historical Museum is a beautiful landmark and an outstanding resource for learning about the area's rich pioneering and agricultural history. The four floors of the museum bring to life the early settlers of Webster County. It is a treasure trove of information about local families living in… Read More
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420 Steinhart Park Rd, Nebraska City, NE, USA
Built in 1869, the ten-room Gothic style Wildwood House brings to life the Victorian era in Nebraska. The house reflects the faded elegance of the lifestyle of Jasper & Ellen Ware and their family who lived here “amidst the wild wood” in western Nebraska City. Guests to Wildwood house are offered a unique glimpse into everyday life in a… Read More