Morton-James Public Library, Nebraska City

Name: Morton-James Public Library
Address: 923 1st Corso, Nebraska City, 68410, United States

#15 among attractions in Nebraska City

Library, Romanesque architecture, Romanesque revival architecture

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Morton-James Public Library, Nebraska City

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The Morton-James Public Library is a library in the city of Nebraska City, in the southeastern part of the state of Nebraska, in the Midwestern United States. The building, located at 923 1st Corso, has been described as "a modest, yet fine example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture in Nebraska". In 1976, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. ()

Built: 1897 (127 years ago)Coordinates: 40°40'31"N, 95°51'27"W

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923 1st CorsoNebraska City 68410 United States

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Morton-James Public Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum, Mayhew Cabin, Kregel Windmill Museum, Steinhart Park.

1.1 miW
Museum, Regional park, History museum
Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum, Nebraska City
30 min walk • Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum is a mansion and arboretum located at 2600 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States. The park is a National Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1969.
0.7 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Mayhew Cabin, Nebraska City
18 min walk • The Mayhew Cabin, in Nebraska City, Nebraska, is the only Underground Railroad site in Nebraska officially recognized by the National Park Service. It is included among the sites of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
~1850 ftW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Kregel Windmill Museum, Nebraska City
9 min walk • The Kregel Wind Mill Company produced water pumping windmills in Nebraska City, Nebraska starting in 1879. It is now the Kregel Windmill Factory Museum.
0.9 miW
Park
Steinhart Park, Nebraska City
25 min walk • Steinhart Park is a recreation area in Nebraska City, Nebraska. It is named after John W. Steinhart, who developed Nebraska City's meat-packing industry, was city postmaster, helped form the public library, Steinhart Park, Nebraska City High School, the Nebraska school for the...
~1510 ftNW
40°40'37"N • 95°51'45"W
Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting, Nebraska City
8 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
~290 ftNE
Museum
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall, Nebraska City
2 min walk • The Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall, also known as William Baumer Post No. 24, Grand Army of the Republic, and as the Civil War Veterans Museum, is a historic building located at 908 1st Corso in Nebraska City, Nebraska, in the United States.
0.9 miSE
Church
St. Benedict's Catholic Church, Nebraska City
24 min walk • St. Benedict's Catholic Church is a Catholic church in Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. The church parish was founded in 1856 and its building, completed in 1861, is the oldest brick church in the state of Nebraska. The church's address is 411 5th Rue, Nebraska City, Nebraska.
~810 ftNW
Church
First United Methodist Church, Nebraska City
4 min walk • The First United Methodist Church of Nebraska City, Nebraska was organized in 1854. Previously, Reverend W. D. Gage had Methodist services in the area. The church's main hall is named after Rev. Gage. The land was bought in 1855 and the one-room church was built the same year.
~430 ftNW
Neo-renaissance architecture
Otoe County Courthouse, Nebraska City
3 min walk • The Otoe County Courthouse is home to the county seat of Otoe County, Nebraska in Nebraska City, Nebraska. The building contains both the Nebraska City Court and the Otoe County Court along with the government and law enforcement offices of both. The building sits at 1021 Central Avenue in Nebraska City.
~290 ftNE
40°40'34"N • 95°51'25"W
Civil War Veterans Museum - GAR Hall, Nebraska City
2 min walk • Museum, History museum
~1700 ftNE
Church
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Nebraska City
9 min walk • St. Mary's Catholic Church of Nebraska City, Nebraska is the mother church of Lourdes Central Catholic Schools in Nebraska City. It is located at 218 North 6th Street in Nebraska City.

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Nearby attractions include Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall, Nebraska City (2 min walk), Civil War Veterans Museum - GAR Hall, Nebraska City (2 min walk), Otoe County Courthouse, Nebraska City (3 min walk), First United Methodist Church, Nebraska City (4 min walk).