National Historic Landmark · house · McCook, Nebraska

Norris, Senator George William, House

Historic house in Nebraska, United States in McCook, Nebraska. Added to the National Register in 1967, and a National Historic Landmark.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · George W. Norris House

The Senator George William Norris House is a historic house museum at 706 Norris Avenue in McCook, Nebraska. It was purchased in 1899 by George W. Norris (1862–1944), a Nebraska politician who championed the New Deal of the 1930s and the Rural Electrification Act. It was donated to the Nebraska State Historical Society in 1968 by his wife, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1967.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address706 Norris Ave., McCook, NE
CountyRed Willow County
ListedMay 28, 1967
Reference number67000006
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources2 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address706 Norris Ave., McCook, NE
Coordinates40.20413, -100.62599 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitNicodemus National Historic Site · 78 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 67000006. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.