Thomas P. Kennard House
- Style
- Renaissance Revival
- City
- Lincoln, NE
The Thomas P. Kennard House, built in 1869, is the oldest remaining building in the original plat of Lincoln, Nebraska. It belonged to Thomas P. Kennard, the state's first Secretary of State and one of three men who chose the Lincoln site for Nebraska's capital in 1867. Designed by Chicago architect John Keys Winchell, the Italianate house was designated the Nebraska Statehood Memorial in 1965 and became a museum.
the building
Restoring the original. The house was extensively altered inside and out over the years, and its 1965 designation as a memorial required major restoration work to return its appearance to its original state.
the style
The house was built in the Italianate style, though NRHP records for this listing describe it under the Renaissance Revival heading; it is a 2+1⁄2-story stuccoed brick building with a frame cupola atop a shallow-pitched hip roof.
More on Renaissance Revivalthe architect
The house was designed by John Keys Winchell of Chicago; no further biographical detail is documented here.
significance
Designated the Nebraska Statehood Memorial in 1965, the house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1969, and the town of Kennard, Nebraska is named for Thomas P. Kennard.
nearby
- William H. Ferguson House
- Nebraska State Capitol
- Nebraska Governor's Mansion
- Masonic Temple
- Tifereth Israel Synagogue
- Scottish Rite Temple