Wayne State College, Wayne

Name: Wayne State College
Address: 1111 Main St, Wayne, United States

#6 among attractions in Wayne

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Wayne State College is a public college in Wayne, Nebraska. It is part of the Nebraska State College System and enrolls 4,202 students. The college opened as a public normal school in 1910 after the state purchased the private Nebraska Normal College. The State Normal College became State Normal School and Teacher's College in 1921. This was changed to Nebraska State Teachers College at Wayne in 1949 and the present name was adopted in 1963. ()

Established: 1910 (114 years ago)Coordinates: 42°14'35"N, 97°0'49"W

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1111 Main StWayne United States

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Wayne State College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wayne Municipal Auditorium, Wayne State College Arboretum, Dr. W.C. Wightman House, Wayne County Courthouse.

0.8 miS
City hall
Wayne Municipal Auditorium, Wayne
22 min walk • The Wayne Municipal Auditorium in Wayne in Wayne County, Nebraska was built in 1935 as a Public Works Administration project. It is Art Deco in style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. It is a three-story rectangular building.
~1290 ftSW
Botanical garden
Wayne State College Arboretum, Wayne
7 min walk • The Wayne State College Arboretum is located on and around the main campus of Wayne State College, 1111 Main Street, Wayne, Nebraska. It is an affiliate of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. The Arboretum consists of the main campus, Nature Center, and Wildcat Fitness Trail.
0.6 miSW
Museum, History museum, Shingle style architecture
Dr. W.C. Wightman House, Wayne
16 min walk • The Dr. W. C. Wightman House in Wayne, Nebraska was built in Shingle Style in 1900. Also known as the Rollie W. Ley House and as the Wightman-Ley House, it is a two-and-a-half-story house with a large porch around two sides of its first story.
0.7 miSW
Museum, Romanesque revival architecture, Romanesque architecture
Wayne County Courthouse, Wayne
18 min walk • The Wayne County Courthouse, at 510 Pearl St. in Wayne, Nebraska, is a Richardsonian Romanesque-style historic courthouse that was built in 1899.

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Which popular attractions are close to Wayne State College?

Nearby attractions include Wayne State College Arboretum, Wayne (7 min walk), Dr. W.C. Wightman House, Wayne (16 min walk), Wayne County Courthouse, Wayne (18 min walk), Wayne Municipal Auditorium, Wayne (22 min walk).