National Register of Historic Places

Homestead National Monument of America

Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
Listed
October 14, 1966
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
66000115

About this property

Homestead National Historical Park, a unit of the National Park System known as the Homestead National Monument of America prior to 2021, commemorates passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, which allowed any qualified person to claim up to 160 acres (0.65 km2) of federally owned land in exchange for five years of residence and the cultivation and improvement of the property. The Act eventually transferred 270,000,000 acres (1,100,000 km2) from public to private ownership. The park is five miles (8 km) west of Beatrice, Nebraska, on a site that includes some of the first acres successfully claimed under the Homestead Act. The national monument was first included in the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. In 2015, the United States Mint released a commemorative quarter as part of the America the Beautiful series honoring the park.

Location

Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
40.28981, -96.83702

Categories

COMMERCEEDUCATIONEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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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

First Trinity Lutheran Church
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2.5 mi
Hoyt Street Bridge
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3.2 mi
Burlington Northern Depot
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4.7 mi
Beatrice Municipal Auditorium
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4.8 mi
Christ Church Episcopal
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4.9 mi

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When was Homestead National Monument of America listed on the National Register?

Homestead National Monument of America was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1966.

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Homestead National Monument of America is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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