James D. Calhoun House, Lincoln

Name: James D. Calhoun House
Address: Lincoln, United States

#72 among attractions in Lincoln

Queen Anne architecture

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The James D. Calhoun House is a historic house in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built in 1889 by Charles W. Bean for James D. Calhoun, who served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861-1865 before moving to Nebraska, where he was the editor of the Lincoln Weekly Herald from 1887 to 1894 and the Nebraska State Journal from 1880 to 1886. The house was designed in the Queen Anne style from plans published by architect Robert W. Shoppell. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 26, 2002. ()

Architectural style: Queen Anne style architectureCoordinates: 40°47'31"N, 96°42'15"W

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James D. Calhoun House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sunken Gardens, Nebraska Governor's Mansion, Thomas P. Kennard House, St. Mary's Catholic Church.

1.3 miNE
Park, Garden
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Museum, History museum
Nebraska Governor's Mansion, Lincoln
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1.1 miN
Museum, History museum
Thomas P. Kennard House, Lincoln
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1.2 miN
40°48'34"N • 96°42'3"W
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1.1 miN
Neo-renaissance architecture
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Synagogue, Moorish revival architecture
Temple of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, Lincoln
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0.6 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage, Lincoln
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0.8 miNW
40°48'7"N • 96°42'44"W
American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln
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0.9 miNE
Romanesque revival architecture
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0.8 miN
Queen Anne architecture, Romanesque revival architecture
William H. Tyler House, Lincoln
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1.1 miN
Queen Anne architecture
Aeneas Yates-Charles Hurlbut House, Lincoln
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Nearby attractions include Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage, Lincoln (16 min walk), Temple of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, Lincoln (17 min walk), William H. Tyler House, Lincoln (21 min walk), American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln (21 min walk).