Log Cabin (Bellevue, Nebraska)

Old Log Cabin
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	1805 Hancock St, Bellevue, Nebraska
Coordinates:	41°8′27″N 95°53′29″W / 41.14083°N 95.89139°W / 41.14083; -95.89139Coordinates: 41°8′27″N 95°53′29″W / 41.14083°N 95.89139°W / 41.14083; -95.89139
Area:	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built:	1835
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	70000376[1]
Added to NRHP:	October 16, 1970

The Log Cabin at present-day 805 Hancock Street in Bellevue, Nebraska was built in the 1830s, and is commonly acknowledged as the oldest building in Nebraska.^[2]

History

A trapper built the log cabin around 1835 in the Missouri River floodplains, and around 1850 it was moved to its present-day location. It was used as a residence until 1954, occupied by just three families from 1856 to 1950.

The building was one and a half stories tall with a bedroom in the loft. Hand-hewn cottonwood logs surrounded a dirt floor and fireplace. In 1906 a kitchen and pantry were added to the east side; in 1972 the Sarpy County Historical Society a basement was dug and the main floor was restored. Today, the Society maintains the building in near-original condition as a memorial to the living conditions of the pioneers.

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 16, 1970.^[3]

See also

• History of Nebraska

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Rand McNally and Company. (1978) Rand McNally historic America guide. p 278.
3. ^ "Bellevue Log Cabin", Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 9/3/10.