National Register of Historic Places

Jeffery, W. S., Farmstead

Benedict, York County, Nebraska
Listed
July 25, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82003208

About this property

The W.S. Jeffery Farmstead is a historic estate with a farm house, a barn and several outbuildings in Benedict, Nebraska. The farm was established in 1878, and the barn was built in 1879–1880, followed by a farm house designed in the Queen Anne architectural style, built in 1900–1902. They were built for William Scott Jeffery, a settler from Pennsylvania who became a farmer in Illinois in the 1860s before moving to Nebraska a decade later. Jeffery lived here with his wife, née Laura Dickey, their three sons, Basil, Earl and Orman, and their daughter, Leona Idilla. The family spent their winters in another house in Lincoln. One of their sons, Orman Schuyler Jeffery, lived on the farm until his death in 1951. It remained in the Jeffery family in the 1980s. The property has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 26, 1982.

Location

Benedict, York County, Nebraska
41.00015, -97.69127

Categories

AGRICULTUREEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Jeffery, W. S., Farmstead listed on the National Register?

Jeffery, W. S., Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 25, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Jeffery, W. S., Farmstead?

Jeffery, W. S., Farmstead is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Jeffery, W. S., Farmstead is recorded as the industrial era.

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