Chadron Commercial Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Chadron Commercial Historic District

Chadron, Dawes County, Nebraska
Listed
March 26, 2007
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06001059

About this property

The Chadron Commercial Historic District, located at Main St. & 2nd St. in Chadron, Nebraska, is a 12.9-acre (5.2 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It includes buildings dating from 1888 and includes Romanesque Revival, Colonial Revival, and commercial vernacular architecture in some of its 41 contributing buildings and 20 non-contributing buildings. Its oldest buildings are several built in 1888, including 248 W. 2nd Street, 116 W. 2nd Street, 219 Main Street, 223 Main Street, Weber Bros: 225 Main Street, and P.B. Nelson: 229 Main Street, which are all contributing; its newest contributing buildings date from c.1950.

Location

Chadron, Dawes County, Nebraska
42.83115, -103.00101

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 06001059. It was listed on March 26, 2007.

Categories

COMMERCE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Crazy Horse's Surrender — Red Cloud Agency (May 6, 1877)
1877Indian Wars
6.9 mi
Crazy Horse's Surrender at Red Cloud Agency May 6 1877
1877Indian Wars
7.7 mi
Skirmish at Soldier Creek NE
1876Indian Wars
7.7 mi
Surrender of Crazy Horse
1877Indian Wars
15.4 mi

Questions about this property

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

Chadron Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Chadron Commercial Historic District?

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

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

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

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