The Thomas P. Kennard House, also known as the Nebraska Statehood Memorial, is the oldest remaining building in the original plat of Lincoln, Nebraska. Built in 1869, the Italianate house belonged to Thomas P. Kennard, the first Secretary of State for Nebraska, and one of three men who picked the Lincoln site for the new state's capital in 1867. The house was designed by architect John Keys Winchell of Chicago.

In 1965 the Kennard House was designated the Nebraska Statehood Memorial, and became a museum. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1969.

Thomas P. Kennard House

The house is a -story stuccoed brick building with a frame cupola on the shallow-pitched hip roof. The house was extensively altered inside and out before its designation as a memorial and required major restoration work to return its appearance to its original state.

Thomas P. Kennard House

Kennard, Nebraska is named for Thomas P. Kennard.

Thomas P. Kennard House

See also

List of the oldest buildings in Nebraska

References

External links

- Nebraska State Historical Society

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska

Italianate architecture in Nebraska

Houses completed in 1869

Museums in Lincoln, Nebraska

Historic American Buildings Survey in Nebraska

Historic house museums in Nebraska

Houses in Lancaster County, Nebraska

1869 establishments in Nebraska

National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln, Nebraska

History Nebraska