Alliance Commercial Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Alliance Commercial Historic District

Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska
Listed
March 21, 2007
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07000180

About this property

The Alliance Commercial Historic District, located roughly along Box Butte Ave. in Alliance, Nebraska is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It includes Romanesque and Mission/Spanish Revival architecture amidst its 44 contributing buildings over 17.4 acres (7.0 ha). The city of Alliance was founded in 1888 with the arrival of a railroad. Its commercial district, which includes some '"high style"' buildings including an Art Deco theatre and a neo-classical style post office, are included in the district along with other late 1800s and early 1900s buildings. Its oldest buildings date from 1893. Its NRHP nomination asserted that the district was mostly intact and "is able to evoke a sense of historic time and place."

Location

Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska
42.09835, -102.87080

Categories

COMMERCE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Box Butte County Courthouse
Listed
0.1 mi
City of Alliance Central Park Fountain
Listed
0.4 mi
Morrill County Courthouse
Civil War
32 mi
Camp Clarke Bridge Site
Listed
32.3 mi
Courthouse and Jail House Rocks
Listed
36.5 mi

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When was Alliance Commercial Historic District listed on the National Register?

Alliance Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Alliance Commercial Historic District?

Alliance Commercial Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Alliance Commercial Historic District?

The period of significance for Alliance Commercial Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1888.

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