Lewis-Syford House
- Year
- 1878
- Style
- Second Empire
- City
- Lincoln, NE
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The Lewis-Syford House, built around 1878 for Reverend Elisha M. Lewis, a Presbyterian missionary and Union army chaplain in the Civil War, is one of the few surviving examples of Second Empire architecture in Nebraska. Lewis died in 1898, and railroad engineer and cattle breeder DeWitt Syford bought the house in 1904. His daughter Constance bequeathed it to the Nebraska State Historical Society in 1965, and it later became part of the University of Nebraska campus. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
the building
Mansard roof and cresting. The house features a prominent Mansard roof and cast-iron cresting, hallmarks of the Second Empire style and among the few such details remaining in the state.
the style
The Lewis-Syford House is one of few remaining examples of Second Empire architecture in Nebraska, distinguished by its Mansard roof and cast-iron cresting.
More on Second Empiresignificance
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. The property passed from the Nebraska State Historical Society to the University of Nebraska, where it sits among the fraternities and sororities of 16th Street, and was later restored in the 1970s for use in university functions including student counseling.
nearby
- Sheldon Museum of Art
- Nebraska Telephone Company Building
- Federal Trust Building
- Gold and Company Store Building
- Scottish Rite Temple
- Eddy-Taylor House