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Fremont Post Office, Old
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National Register of Historic Places

Fremont Post Office, Old

Also known as Designer Secrets; NeHBS #DD05:E-002

On the National Register since 199630 years
Richardsonian RomanesqueListed 1996Fremont
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Fremont Post Office, Old

Fremont Post Office, Old, at 605 N. Broad St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 29, 1996. It was among the first 10 of Fremont’s 14 listings. The Register lists it for its politics, at the local level. It describes its style as Richardsonian Romanesque, as it does for 22 other Nebraska listings. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isPost office in Fremont, Nebraska. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 20 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

605 N. Broad St., Fremont · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Fremont Post Office, OldStart here
  2. 2Love-Larson Opera HouseThree-part Commercial Block · next door
  3. 3Osterman and Tremaine BuildingBuilding · next door
  4. 4Fremont Historic Commercial DistrictLate Victorian · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5J. D. McDonald HouseQueen Anne · 0.2 mi on
Around it

8 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFremont Municipal Power Plant and Pumping StationModern Movement0.1 miBSamuel Bullock HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBFremont Municipal AuditoriumArt Deco0.2 miBR. B. Schneider HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBCharles T. Durkee HouseBungalow0.3 miDNorth Broad Street Residential Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBGeorge and Nancy Turner HouseItalianate0.5 miDBarnard Park Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 mi

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Questions about Fremont Post Office, Old

Is Fremont Post Office, Old on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 29, 1996 (Register number 96000223).

Is Fremont Post Office, Old a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Nebraska has 15 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, 22.3 miles away.

Can you visit Fremont Post Office, Old?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Fremont Post Office, Old?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 20 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 73920366 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.